On 10September 2014 the ADLS reported that the Administrative Data Research Centre – Scotland has produced an overview of the regulatory context in which administrative data linkages currently operate in Scotland, highlighting the crucial legal and ethical issues which arise from the current mixed legal landscape under which administrative data linkages operate.
Adopting an approach that takes into account both the risks and the benefits that can be achieved through administrative data linkage research in the public interest, the report argues for a principles-based approach to the governance of administrative data used for research purposes.
The paper is available to download from here.
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