Guidance

Accessing UKHSA protected data

How to apply for access to protected data from UKHSA.

From:
UK Health Security Agency
Published
14 March 2022
Last updated
4 August 2025 — See all updates

Documents

Approval standards

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Accessing UKHSA protected data

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UKHSA data application form: primary applicant

Ref: UKHSA gateway number: GOV-11498

PDF, 1.57 MB, 22 pages

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UKHSA data application form appendix 1: co-applicants

Ref: UKHSA gateway number: GOV-11498

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UKHSA data application form appendix 2: data processor

Ref: Ref: UKHSA gateway number: GOV-11498

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UKHSA amendment form

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Approval standards and guidelines: confidential patient information

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Approval standards and guidelines: data flow diagram

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Approval standards and guidelines: data protection registration

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Approval standards and guidelines: data security

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Approval standards and guidelines: data specification

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Approval standards and guidelines: engaging a data processor

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Approval standards and guidelines: lawful processing (UK GDPR)

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Approval standards and guidelines: lay summary

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Approval standards and guidelines: privacy notice

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Approval standards and guidelines: processing location

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Approval standards and guidelines: scientific protocol

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Approval standards and guidelines: upholding objections under the national data opt-out

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Approval standards and guidelines: ethical assessment

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Approval standards and guidelines: onward sharing and sub-licensing

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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 4 August 2025 show all updates

  1. Updated link to the data access register.

  2. Updated 'Accessing UKHSA protected data' to link to new Data access approvals register.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  9. Updated approval standards table.

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

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

  12. Added Approval standards.

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

  14. Added link to ICO register.

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

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

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

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

  19. First published.

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