Policy paper

Data access policy update

Update setting out decisions around data access policy, which is shaping the implementation of Secure Data Environments for secondary uses of NHS data.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 12 October 2023

This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

Applies to England

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Data access policy update

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In September 2022, government published the 12 policy guidelines for Secure Data Environments. This policy update has been drafted to build on these guidelines, setting out key policy decisions made so far.

We consulted on the Data access policy update: proposed draft in May 2023. The feedback from this consultation has informed the final version of this policy update, as well as longer-term priorities and actions for data access policy. A response to the consultation has been published alongside this final policy update.

This policy update is intended for a technical audience, such as data controllers, data users and platform providers.

Published 12 October 2023