Guidance

Accessing UKHSA protected data

How to apply for access to protected data from UKHSA.

Documents

UKHSA data application form: primary applicant

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UKHSA data application form appendix 1: co-applicants

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UKHSA data application form appendix 2: data processor

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UKHSA amendment form

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The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) generates, curates and integrates high-quality data on infectious diseases and other external public health threats.

This is done to prepare for, prevent and respond to threats to health, as well as to deliver world-class research with partners in our research networks.

The information provided here can be used to access UKHSA protected data.

Updates to this page

Published 14 March 2022
Last updated 2 August 2024 + show all updates
  1. Updated 'Accessing UKHSA protected data' to link to new Data access approvals register.

  2. Updated diagrams in 'Approval standards and guidelines: data flow diagram' and 'Approval standards and guidelines: upholding objections under the national data opt-out'.

  3. Updated 'Approval standards and guidelines: data specification'.

  4. Updated 'Approval standards and guidelines: lay summary'.

  5. Added 'Approval standards and guidelines: onward sharing and sub-licensing'.

  6. Added 'Approval standards and guidelines: ethical assessment'.

  7. Updated 'Approval standards and guidelines: confidential patient information'.

  8. Updated approval standards table.

  9. Added Upholding objections under the national data opt-out, Processing location, Confidential patient information, and Lay summary.

  10. Added 'Data access approvals register' information to 'Accessing UKHSA protected data'.

  11. Added Approval standards.

  12. Added Approval standard: lawful processing (UK GDPR).

  13. Added link to ICO register.

  14. Added 'data security' and 'data protection registration'.

  15. Added Approval standards and guidelines: data flow diagram.

  16. Added Approval standards and guidelines: engaging a data processor.

  17. Added documents 'data specification', 'privacy notice' and 'scientific protocol'.

  18. First published.

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