The Office for Statistics Regulation wrote to Jen Persson about National Pupil Database Access

21 March 2018 · Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation

The letter is dated 21 March 2018. A reply dated 19 October 2018 is published alongside it. The Office for Statistics Regulation published it as Response on National Pupil Database Access. Below are 4 passages from the letter in the regulator's own words.

What the Office for Statistics Regulation wrote

“We have also written separately to DfE.1 Some of the concerns raised were about Data Protection Act compliance which is for the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to determine.”

“We have asked DfE to ensure that information is published about all cases involving onward data sharing.”

“We welcome the steps DfE has taken to increase transparency about NPD use, culminating in the new public database of data shares released in December 2017.”

“We have also spoken to data users who highlighted the need for more data to be available about vulnerable children to better understand their needs and improve their outcomes.”

From Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation, letter of 21 March 2018. Read the full letter.

Correspondence

• Published reply: National Pupil Database Update (19 October 2018)

Related key figures

• Teachers in state-funded schools in England

Receipt