PHS FOI 2024-001916
- Date of request
- 01 August 2024
- Date of response
- 27 August 2024
- FOI request ID
- PHS FOI 2024-001916
- Corporate information
Request
“I would like to request information on the use of public datasets in research (and any other purposes). This would include NHS datasets, and any other datasetets collected by public bodies, that hold data on individuals in Scotland.
The information I would like is:
- the number of approvals for requests to access public data to date
- the number of people given access to public data
- a breakdown of the number of people given access to data by nationality
- the datasets given access by number of approvals
- the number/proportion of requests where access was refused
- the average length of time taken for requests to be processed.
If you are able to give examples, or relevant data, of how the research has benefitted the public that would be brilliant. Any existing lists of publications using such data would also be of interest.
This information is to improve understanding of how public data is being used to assist researchers and benefit the public.”