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 internal and external), national and international standards and legislative requirements. Successful implementation of this Policy will ensure that only the most relevant and highest impact data collections are selected for ingesting and curation, ensuring that resources are concentrated on ingesting collections that are either high-use or at risk of loss. This Policy directly informs the key service requirements of the UK Data Service and significantly impacts on the UK Data Archive’s Preservation activities.

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