About the Highly Restricted Data Service

Research using restricted or highly restricted data such as personal, health-related, commercial, criminal records and defence information can deliver valuable insights and real-world benefits. However, such data must be handled with the upmost care and requires secure, compliant platforms with enhanced monitoring and support. The Highly Restricted Data Service (HRDS) supports researchers in keeping their data safe by providing secure infrastructure for storing, collecting and working with restricted or highly restricted data. Support for these services is generally available M-F 9-5.

The HRDS provides a number of services to support researchers, including:

Charges for using the HRDS

Handling restricted and highly restricted data requires dedicated personnel along with enhanced monitoring and support. In order to sustain the effort required some services need to need to be charged for.

• Standard, annual support charges are in place for DSH and REDCap.
• SafePod is currently free to UoM researchers as it is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and run by the Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research as part of the ADR UK programme. 
• Hosting and support for Secure Web Platforms will be charged on a case-by-case basis.