The publication of the long-awaited principles for scientific advice in government has met with a frosty response, with some critics calling for researchers to boycott the guidelines.
Published as a result of the controversial sacking of David Nutt from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs last year, the principles were intended to clarify the relationship between scientific advice and policy making, and strengthen the public and scientists’ trust in the process of giving scientific advice to government.
