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. 2023 Oct 9;8(4):2169. doi: 10.23889/ijpds.v8i4.2169

Table 5: Safe data.

Safe data Customisable controls relevant to some TREs
  • Individual-level linked/linkable datasets will be available in the TRE. Data is de-identified before access is granted.

  • Only anonymised aggregate data may be downloaded following quarantine and screening prior to release from the TRE.

  • The AR(s) shall not, and shall not attempt to, link or combine the Data with other information or data (including any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person) available to the UO.

  • Although the possibility to do so is extremely low in TREs, the AR(s) shall not, and shall not attempt to, and the UO is responsible for ensuring that the AR does not:
    1. identify individuals from the Data; or
    2. contact any data subject.
  • Each party shall comply with their respective obligations under data protection law, including UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

  • The UO acknowledges and agrees that it has sole responsibility, and the HO takes no responsibility, for interpretation or further analysis of the Data.

  • The UO shall be responsible for ensuring that the HO is informed without delay, and in any event within 12 hours of the UO or AR becoming aware of:
    1. any unauthorised access, disclosure, loss, damage, or alteration of the Data
    2. any element within the Data that might permit the identification of a data subject,
    3. anything that may impact or compromise the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of the Data,
    4. any complaints from an individual or supervisory authority in relation to the Data; and
    5. any request from a research participant to exercise their rights in respect of the Data.
  • It is generally not possible to know with certainty at the outset of research whether access to and use of the Data will answer the relevant research question or produce valuable outputs. Therefore, to the fullest extent permitted under Applicable Laws, the HO makes no warranty as to the quality of the data and is not liable for data unavailability.

  • Specific data field names for all (linked/linkable) datasets available. [no actual data]

  • Conditions relating to the linkage of datasets held within the TRE and any permitted datasets that may be ingested into the TRE for linkage.

  • Additional terms for NHS data.