Outputs (28)

Using the five safes to structure economic evaluations of data governance (2024)
Journal Article

As the world has become more digitally-dependent, questions of data governance such as ethics, institutional arrangements and statistical protection measures have increased in significance. Understanding the economic contribution of investments in da... Read More about Using the five safes to structure economic evaluations of data governance.

Future Data Services Contextual positioning paper (2024)
Preprint / Working Paper

Future Data Services is a two-year review by the ESRC into the operations and management of UK data services. Briefing Notes produced as part of the programme of work are intended to provide a short explainer of a specific topic related to the provi... Read More about Future Data Services Contextual positioning paper.

Future Data Services FDS Paper 4 Home and Remote Access (2024)
Preprint / Working Paper

Future Data Services is a two-year review by the ESRC into the operations and management of UK data services. This paper is published under the Data Access theme. Papers produced under this theme are reflections on the evidence gained during the revi... Read More about Future Data Services FDS Paper 4 Home and Remote Access.

FDS BN01 What is the point of a TRE? (2024)
Preprint / Working Paper

Future Data Services is a two-year review by the ESRC into the operations and management of UK data services. Briefing Notes produced as part of the programme of work are intended to provide a short explainer of a specific topic related to the provi... Read More about FDS BN01 What is the point of a TRE?.

FDS BN02 What is 'minimised data' for scientific research? (2024)
Preprint / Working Paper

Future Data Services is a two-year review by the ESRC into the operations and management of UK data services. Briefing Notes produced as part of the programme of work are intended to provide a short explainer of a specific topic related to the provi... Read More about FDS BN02 What is 'minimised data' for scientific research?.

FDS BN03 Researcher-created datasets (2024)
Preprint / Working Paper

Future Data Services is a two-year review by the ESRC into the operations and management of UK data services. Briefing Notes produced as part of the programme of work are intended to provide a short explainer of a specific topic related to the provi... Read More about FDS BN03 Researcher-created datasets.

FDS BN04 Orphaned datasets (2024)
Preprint / Working Paper

Future Data Services is a two-year review by the ESRC into the operations and management of UK data services. Briefing Notes produced as part of the programme of work are intended to provide a short explainer of a specific topic related to the provi... Read More about FDS BN04 Orphaned datasets.

FDS BN06 The data access spectrum (2024)
Preprint / Working Paper

Future Data Services is a two-year review by the ESRC into the operations and management of UK data services. Briefing Notes produced as part of the programme of work are intended to provide a short explainer of a specific topic related to the provi... Read More about FDS BN06 The data access spectrum.

FDS BN05 Types of trusted research environment (2024)
Preprint / Working Paper

Future Data Services is a two-year review by the ESRC into the operations and management of UK data services. Briefing Notes produced as part of the programme of work are intended to provide a short explainer of a specific topic related to the provi... Read More about FDS BN05 Types of trusted research environment.

Output checking processes: Workshop report (2024)
Report

In March 2024 the authors organised a three-day workshop on output checking processes for trusted research environments (TREs). The aim was to explore current practices identify good/best operational practices. The report was intended to be a proof-o... Read More about Output checking processes: Workshop report.

Future Data Services FDS Paper 1 Forms and Process (2024)
Preprint / Working Paper

Future Data Services is a two-year review by the ESRC into the operations and management of UK data services. This paper is published under the Data Access theme. Papers produced under this theme are reflections on the evidence gained during the rev... Read More about Future Data Services FDS Paper 1 Forms and Process.

Future Data Services FDS Paper 2 Data holder perspectives (2024)
Preprint / Working Paper

Future Data Services is a two-year review by the ESRC into the operations and management of UK data services. This paper is published under the Data Access theme. Papers produced under this theme are reflections on the evidence gained during the rev... Read More about Future Data Services FDS Paper 2 Data holder perspectives.

Guide to output checking processes (2024)
Other

This guide reviews good practice, problems and solutions for the design or review of output checking processes in facilities dealing with confidential research data. Using the extant evidence base and a series of workshops, the guide covers:
- what... Read More about Guide to output checking processes.

The statbarn: A new model for output statistical disclosure control (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A major success for research this century has been the growth of secure facilities allowing research access to detailed sensitive personal data. This has also raised awareness of the problem of output disclosure risk, where statistics may inadvertent... Read More about The statbarn: A new model for output statistical disclosure control.

The inadvertently revealing statistic: A systemic gap in statistical training? (2024)
Journal Article

While concerns around data privacy are well-known, there's a lack of awareness and training when it comes to the confidentiality risk of published statistics, argue Ben Derrick, Elizabeth Green, Felix Ritchie, Jim Smith, Paul White

Trusted research environments for health data (2024)
Digital Artefact

This video captures the workshop on 'Trusted Research Environments for Health Data', delivered by David Western, Felix Ritchie, and Andy Gibson. This was part of the Connect, Collaborate, Create with Data and AI 2023 event organised by UWE Bristol an... Read More about Trusted research environments for health data.

Machine learning models in trusted research environments - Understanding operational risks (2023)
Journal Article

IntroductionTrusted research environments (TREs) provide secure access to very sensitive data for research. All TREs operate manual checks on outputs to ensure there is no residual disclosure risk. Machine learning (ML) models require very large amou... Read More about Machine learning models in trusted research environments - Understanding operational risks.

The present and future of the Five Safes framework (2023)
Journal Article

The Five Safes has become the default framework for confidential data governance across multiple sectors and countries. Since its inception in 2003, the approach has influenced data management in many ways, particularly in the public sector. As it ha... Read More about The present and future of the Five Safes framework.

Using pedagogical and psychological insights to train analysts using confidential data (2023)
Journal Article

With researchers increasingly gaining access to confidentiality data through restricted environments, interest has grown in the training of those researchers to protect confidentiality and to use the secure facility effectively. Researcher training,... Read More about Using pedagogical and psychological insights to train analysts using confidential data.

SACRO guide to statistical output checking (2023)
Other

This guide for output SDC is the first report from the SACRO project. It covers, theory of output SDC, including the new statbarns model, practicalities, operational considerations, and FAQs for output checking teams.