Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

The present and future of the Five Safes framework (2023)
Journal Article
Green, E., & Ritchie, F. (2023). The present and future of the Five Safes framework. Journal of Privacy and Confidentiality, 13(2), https://doi.org/10.29012/jpc.831

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.

Disclosure control issues in complex medical data (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Green, E., Ritchie, F., Smith, J., Western, D., & White, P. (2023, September). Disclosure control issues in complex medical data. Paper presented at UNECE/Eurostat Expert Group on Statisticial Data Confidentiality, Wiesbaden

The covid19 pandemic assisted the acceleration of routine access to medical records for research. In the UK platforms including OpenSafely and NHSDigital, alongside emerging hospital trust based Trusted Research Environments (TREs), demonstrate the u... Read More about Disclosure control issues in complex medical data.

Frameworks, principles, and accreditation: Making data governance work (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Ritchie, F. (2022, November). Frameworks, principles, and accreditation: Making data governance work. Presented at RSS Data Ethics and Governance – origins, progress and priorities, London

Presentation to the Royal Statistical Society Data Ethics Section, covering the origins and development of the Five Safes, the EDRU approach to problems-solving, principles-based regulation, and how these all need to work together to achieve effectiv... Read More about Frameworks, principles, and accreditation: Making data governance work.

Contracts: “Help wanted” to deliver advanced services (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Alves, K., Oliver, S., & West, S. (2022). Contracts: “Help wanted” to deliver advanced services. In Competitive Advantage in the Digital Economy (CADE 2022) (150-157). https://doi.org/10.1049/icp.2022.2057

Technology-supported business models associated with Servitization and digitally-enhanced Advanced Services rely on the co-creation of value that emerges during engagements between customers and suppliers. This value must be clearly identified in ord... Read More about Contracts: “Help wanted” to deliver advanced services.

10 is the safest number that there's ever been (2022)
Journal Article
Ritchie, F. (2022). 10 is the safest number that there's ever been. Transactions on data privacy, 15(2), 109-140

When checking frequency and magnitude tables for disclosure risk, the cell threshold (the minimum number of observations in each cell) is a crucial parameter. In rules-based environments, this is a hard limit on what can or can't be published. In pri... Read More about 10 is the safest number that there's ever been.

Contracts for advanced services: A playbook to guide from concept to completion (2022)
Report
Alves, K., West, S., Stoll, O., & van der Valk, W. (in press). Contracts for advanced services: A playbook to guide from concept to completion. DEAS Network+

Manufacturing firms are increasingly moving from product sellers to providing a bundle of products and services. This shift allows the customisation of value propositions for each customer, providing competitive advantage. These new offerings are evo... Read More about Contracts for advanced services: A playbook to guide from concept to completion.

FSA Honey authenticity report (2022)
Report
Brewer, S., Szymborski, A., Godsiff, P., Pauli, M., Pearson, S., Frey, J., …Bamford, L. (2022). FSA Honey authenticity report. Food Standards Agency: Food Standards Agency

This report has been produced to present the findings and recommendations of a short investigation carried out on behalf of the FSA. The work offers a way forward to data-related challenges and builds on the recommendations from a previously funded... Read More about FSA Honey authenticity report.