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Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard Hub

A central hub of guidance, standards, and supporting documentation explaining how UK public sector bodies should record and publish information about algorithmic systems to ensure transparency and accountability.

This resource outlines the UK Government’s Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard (ATRS), which sets out requirements and templates for documenting how automated decision-making and algorithmic tools are designed, tested, governed, and monitored within public services.

It provides practical guidance on creating transparency records that describe system purpose, data usage, performance, fairness assessments, and risk mitigation; and links to examples, reporting templates, and policy Q&As for practitioners. Designed to support ethical and accountable use of algorithmic systems in government, the hub helps agencies publish consistent, machine-readable transparency information so citizens and oversight bodies can understand how automated systems affect decisions.