Consensus Statement on the use of Automation when Checking the Disclosure Risk of Research Outputs

This consensus statement has been written to encapsulate a set of principles around the use of automated processes when checking that research outputs derived from confidential data do not breach personal privacy.

These principles were derived during the DARE UK funded project SACRO, in consultation with a range of stakeholders, including the public. They apply in both the development and implementation of semi-automated output checking, in Trusted Research Environments (TREs) and other organisations producing outputs from confidential data.

We are particularly grateful to  Members of OpenSafely Digital Critical Friends and the Scottish Administrative Data Research Public Panel for their input