Data acquired for the UK Data Service collection undergo rigorous and comprehensive curation prior to publishing and release. This ensures that data, documentation and metadata are processed and published to the highest standard possible, both for ease of use in secondary analysis and for archival preservation.
The curation procedures carried out depend on the individual nature of each dataset and document, but as a general guide the following tasks are always undertaken:The Data Collection is available to users registered with the UK Data Service.
Commercial use is not permitted.
Use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. Users must apply for access via a Secure Access application.
Approved users must complete specialist training.
The Data Collection can only be accessed via the Safe Room at the UK Data Archive.
Additional conditions of use apply:
The Education (Individual Pupil Information) (Prescribed Persons) (England) Regulations 1999 was amended in 2013 to broaden the sharing of pupil data from persons ‘conducting research into the educational achievement of pupils’ to ‘persons who, for the purpose of promoting the education or well-being of children in England are conducting research or analysis, producing statistics, or providing information, advice or guidance, and who require individual pupil information for that purpose’.