Verification and Fact-Checking Policy

Everything we publish is checked before it appears, and figures about our own work are held to the highest standard.

• Programme figures are checked against Foundation records. On this website each impact figure carries its reporting period and a link to its source.
• Names, titles and roles are confirmed with the people concerned or against our published Leadership page.
• Quotations are checked against recordings, notes or written statements, and are confirmed with the speaker where practical.
• External facts are drawn from primary sources wherever possible, such as official statistics, peer-reviewed research and statements from the organisations concerned, and are linked.
• Images and film are checked for date, place and subject, and for consent.
• Translations of quotations are reviewed by a fluent speaker.

Where something cannot be verified, we say so or we leave it out. Errors are handled under our Corrections and Feedback Policy.

Last reviewed 6 November 2026.