Governance

The OpenSAFELY platform is a service provided by the Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science which sits within the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford.

The OpenSAFELY Oversight Group

The OpenSAFELY Oversight Group provides strategic governance to the OpenSAFELY tools. This group meets quarterly. Minutes are available for the Oversight Group’s meetings below.

2021

• Meeting Notes: 3 February 2021 (PDF, 136 KB)
• Meeting Notes: 13 May 2021 (PDF, 158 KB)
• Meeting Notes: 30 September 2021 (PDF, 76 KB)

2022

• Meeting Notes: 27 January 2022 (PDF, 113 KB)
• Meeting Notes: 13 May 2022 (PDF, 86 KB)
• Meeting Notes: 6 October 2022 (PDF, 91 KB)

2023

• Meeting Notes: 2 March 2023 (PDF, 98 KB)
• Meeting Notes: 6 July 2023 (PDF, 73 KB)
• Meeting Notes: 18 October 2023 (PDF, 93 KB)

2024

• Meeting Notes: 25 January 2024 (PDF, 80 KB)
• Meeting Notes: 16 May 2024 (PDF, 80 KB)
• Meeting Notes: 25 September 2024 (PDF, 119 KB)

2025

• Meeting Notes: 29 January 2025 (PDF, 165 KB)
• Meeting Notes: 6 June 2025 (PDF, 311 KB)
• Meeting Notes: 9 October 2025 (PDF, 148 KB)

The OpenSAFELY Steering Group

The OpenSAFELY Steering Group provides advice to the OpenSAFELY Service and is arranged and chaired by NHS England. This group meets quarterly. The Terms of Reference and meeting minutes for the group are available here.