Contact Name of the microdata access service Office for National Statistics - ONS Postal address Customer Contact Centre - Room 1.101, Government Buildings - Cardiff Road - Newport , South Wales, NP10 8XG (United Kingdom) Contact General information: info@statistics.gov.uk - Access to data team: access2data@ons.gsi.gov.uk Microdata access website http://www.ons.gov.uk Microdata access conditions General conditions Data can be accessed for research, teaching and analysis purposes. Conditions for non-resident researchers Same as for national researchers. Conditions for students Same as for confirmed researchers, if working under the supervision of a tutor. Legal framework Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 Data Protection Act 1998 Freedom of Information Act 2000 How to apply & modes of access Public Use Files A growing number of files are made available from the website of ONS. Scientific Use Files Highly anonymised files are available from the UK Data Service (UKDS) acting as agent for ONS. Registration is required and the user must sign an End User Licence. The data can be used only for research, teaching, or personal educational development. More detailed data are also available from UKDS. Registration is required and the user must sign an End User Licence or, in cases in which data are more detailed or more sensitive, Special Conditions or even a Special License. Some data files are only accessible to users affiliated to institutions belonging to the UK Access Management Federation. Secure Use Files Available in onsite and remote secure environments from both ONS (through its Virtual Microdata Laboratory, VML) and to some extent UKDS (formerly SDS, Secure Data Service; now Secure Lab). Users must: i) apply to become an ONS-Approved or (for UKDS) an ESRC- Accredited Researcher; ii) complete a User Agreement, and iii) attend training. ONS and other partners are currently setting up four Administrative Data Research Centres for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. These centres aim to develop new linked data collections from administrative sources, provide access to them, make sure they are used safely and effectively, and develop research capacity. The England centre is expected to open in autumn 2014. Details & practical information How long does it take to obtain data? Public and scientific use files: access is immediate. Approved researcher status: about 2 weeks How much does it cost? Access is free of charge. There is a fee only for commissioned tables, where they are requested. Information on access At ONS, general information: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/about-ons/index.html Data files made public after being prepared for a request: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/about-ons/business-transparency/freedom-of-inf... Information on how to become an approved Researcher: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/about-ons/business-transparency/freedom-of-inf... Information on VML: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/about-ons/business-transparency/freedom-of-inf... At UKDS, general information on data use : http://ukdataservice.ac.uk/use-data.aspx At UKDS, Secure Lab: http://ukdataservice.ac.uk/get-data/how-to-access/accesssecurelab.aspx Other Statistics and Registration Service Act of 2007: http://www.adrn.ac.uk/protecting-data/legal/officialstat Personal Data Protection Act of 1998: http://www.adrn.ac.uk/protecting-data/legal/dpa Freedom of Information act 2000: http://www.adrn.ac.uk/protecting-data/legal/foi Administrative data research centres : http://www.adrn.ac.uk/centres Group Request group membership Update date15/09/2021 Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) General Lifestyle Survey (GLS) Health Survey for England (HSE) Households Below Average Income Integrated Household Survey International Passenger Survey Labour Force Survey (LFS) Life Opportunities Survey Living Costs and Food Survey (Expenditure and Food Survey) National Cancer Patient Experience Survey National Employer Skills Survey (NESS) National Food Survey National Survey for Wales Offending, Crime and Justice Survey Survey on living conditions (SLC) United Kingdom Time Use Survey Vital Statistics for England and Wales Wealth and Assets Survey Workplace Employment Relations Survey (WERS) ‹ Vital Statistics (BEVNAT) up Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) ›
