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<p>The Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey (APMS) 2007 dataset is available for secondary
research under End User Licence (EUL) in the UK Data Service (UKDS) archive.</p><p>
</p><p>The UKDS EUL terms and conditions require that:</p><p>- Data can be downloaded
from the UK Data Service into the researcher’s local environment;</p><p>- Researchers
can only use data for statistical research under a set of conditions that limit and
control purpose and behaviour. Conditions of use are set out within the current End
User and Special User Licences; and</p><p>- Disclosure risk is managed by both the
licence agreement with the researcher and the disclosure control applied within the
design of the dataset.</p><p> </p><p>To further protect respondent confidentiality
in line with current NHS Digital policy, the APMS 2014 is available for secondary
research applications through the UKDS portal via the NHS Digital Data Access Request
Service (DARS) and is subject to further assessment criteria:</p><p>- The legal basis
must be correct and appropriate; evidence of legal basis must cover all intended data
flows and processing;</p><p>- The Common Law Duty of Confidentiality must be met;</p><p>-
Adequate security controls must be in place for each controller(s) and processor(s),
covering all processing and storage locations;</p><p>- The application must provide
a clear explanation of all intended purposes, and all processing activities;</p><p>-
The data requested must be justified by the purpose, and align with the application;</p><p>-
The application must evidence in plain English, the benefit to the health and social
care system;</p><p>- Information Commissioner's Office registration for all controller(s)/processor(s)
must cover the proposed data processing;</p><p>- The territory of use must be stated;</p><p>-
Onward sharing of data must be limited to anonymous data, or sub-licenced to allow
this;</p><p>- Data controller(s) must have an active data sharing framework contract
in place;</p><p>- European Union or commercially funded applications must ensure adequate
controls are in place; and</p><p>- Applications must demonstrate compliance with the
Data Protection Act, Health and Social Care Act, Care Act, and the European Union
General Data Protection Regulations.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Digital is currently looking
at technical and governance options for creating a completely anonymised APMS 2014
dataset by the end of the year, which would be subject to the UKDS EUL terms and conditions
only.</p><p> </p><p>Other survey datasets uploaded since November 2017 are available
in two versions. The standard version can be accessed via the UKDS EUL terms and conditions,
in the same way as APMS 2007.</p><p> </p><p>There is also an enhanced version subject
to the same process and terms and therefore criteria as the APMS 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Applications
for survey datasets uploaded before November 2017 are subject to the UKDS EUL terms
and conditions only.</p><p> </p><p>Eleven applications to use the APMS 2014 dataset
have been made but one was subsequently withdrawn by the applicant. Four have been
granted access. The remaining six are currently being processed within standard Service
Level timescales. Applications to previous datasets were made direct to the UKDS archive.</p>
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