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This document constitutes the Agreement which is made between the University of Essex and every employee of the University of Essex who works at the UK Data Archive, and other individuals who are given access to the Archive or its systems, regarding non-disclosure of any classified information he...

This document defines the policy for managing compliance with the terms and conditions of use for those data made available via UK Data Service labelled Safeguarded and/or Controlled irrespective of access route. Background information is provided concerning the agreements that Registered Users o...

UKDS deposit licence agreement.

UKDA end user licence agreement.

This guide covers standards and procedures for the preparation and preservation of documentation for UK Data Archive studies.

This document defines data collection ingest processing standards currently in use at the UK Data Archive, and the criteria used to allocate those standards.

This document is a brief but comprehensive overview of the main stages of data ingest processing undertaken on studies/data collections acquired by the UK Data Archive. It is intended as an introductory guide for new Ingest Services staff. New staff will normally undertake ingest processing work...

This document sets out criteria for selecting and appraising data collections across the UK Data Service. A coordinated and robust approach to appraisal is required to ensure that: • Acquisition decisions will be based on explicit priorities and criteria which can be justified. • Ingest activitie...

The Collections Development Policy provides an overview of the selection and appraisal criteria applied to the UK Data Service data holdings. It demonstrates a commitment to aligning with and meeting the data needs of our major stakeholder communities, other relevant organisational policies (both...

This report discusses costs and benefits of standards-based quality assurance that is associated with trustworthiness through audits and certification practice.