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Longitudinal education outcomes study: how we use and share data

How the government shares and uses personal data as part of the ‘Longitudinal education outcomes study’.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 26 May 2016
• Last updated: 7 July 2026
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  1. 7 July 2026

     We have updated the 'Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO): privacy notice' by adding Medr to the list of government departments working together and removed the statement that LEO is available in the Integrated Data Service (IDS).

  2. 26 September 2024

     Updated 'Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO): privacy notice' to align with latest business-as-usual processes and procedures.

  3. 10 February 2023

     Updated section on how long personal data is kept, to reflect new retention policy. Updated reference to Office for National Statistics secure research service, as the planned work to make data available there is now complete.

  4. 27 April 2021

     Updated privacy notice with links to data protection guidance and legislation and converted to html.

  5. 5 December 2017

     Updated as the Scottish and Welsh governments are now parties in the longitudinal education outcomes (LEO) project.

  6. 26 May 2016

     First published.

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

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Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO): privacy notice

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The ‘Longitudinal education outcomes study’ compares students’ level of education to their level of employment and earnings in later life.

Read more information about how we share student and workforce data.

To ensure this privacy notice is up to date, we will review this information annually.