Excel at Data Sharing

• What to consider when deciding to share data
• Explore the types of data sharing:

Systematic

Ad hoc

One off

• Consider the relevant security concern.
• Promote areas of good practice in the collection, use and safe storage of data

• Consider the legal basis of information sharing
• Gain a firm understanding of the ICO data sharing code of practice
• Ensure your information sharing procedures fully comply with the relevant legislation

• Establish when data sharing is necessary
• Create more efficient process to seamlessly share data
• Train staff to confidently share data in a secure way
• Work in partnerships to ensure the secure sharing of data
• Respond to the information governance challenges posed by open data and the need for transparency
• Develop effective working partnership with other organisations to securely share data

In this session you will consider what data sharing agreements are and when they should be used.  Produce your own data sharing agreements and receive expert feedback from the trainer.

• Indemnity
• Data subject access requests
• Data controller vs Joint Controllers
• Understand the purpose of sharing
• Evaluate and review the agreement
• Establish the length of the agreement
• Outline the sanctions for failure to comply
• Detail retention and destruction schedules
• Ascertain how the information will be shared
• Learn what key aspects to include in an agreement
• Establish what information can and can’t be shared
• Other relevant legislation e.g. Human Rights Act, Caldicott Principles
• Identify recipients and organisations who the information can be shared with
• Consider data security issues when writing an Information Sharing Agreement