James Scott and Christine Woods, both Senior User Support and Training Officers (Secure Access Training) at the UK Data Service, introduce us to the Statistical Disclosure Control Handbook that they have been working on as part of the Safe Data Access Professionals (SDAP) group.
Background
There are now quite a number of safe turkey rcs data settings that provide access to highly detailed microdata, like the UK Data Service’s Secure Lab.
An essential element to how these settings operate is safeguarding against the statistical results created within them leading to the identification of the people or organisations that the data are about (identification) and discovering confidential information about them (attribution). This safeguarding process is known as statistical disclosure control (SDC).
What is the SDC Handbook and who is it for?
Members of the Safe Data Access Professionals (SDAP) group, which includes experienced staff from a number of UK institutions (see SDAP website for details), have produced an SDC Handbook.
This Handbook is intended for use by both analysts and staff responsible for carrying out statistical disclosure control checks. It contains guidance about how to assess statistical results produced from confidential sources of data, before they are released from the safe setting and into the wider world.