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To assist the data recipient with the audit process NHS Digital has produced an Audit Guide and an Action Plan template.

Audits conducted between October 2016 and December 2017 were against Version 1 of the Audit Guide.

Audits conducted between January 2018 and 26 July 2019 were against Version 2 of the Audit Guide.

Audits conducted from 29 July 2019 were against Version 3 of the Audit Guide.  

In November 2020, the Audit Team started to conduct audits remotely against a new Remote Audit Guide.

Each audit and post audit review carried out results in the publication of a formal audit report. From April 2016, audit reports are being published on monthly basis and are scheduled to appear every third Thursday. Note the style of the audit report varies according to version of the Audit Guide the audit was conducted against.

Data Sharing Agreement Audit - Imperial College London

Data Sharing Agreement Audit - University of York

Data Sharing Agreement Audit - City of Wolverhampton Council

Data Sharing Post Audit Review – CPRD

Data Sharing Post Audit Review – Compufile Systems Limited

Data Sharing Post Audit Review - BRACE

Data Sharing Agreement Audit – University of Aberdeen

Data Sharing Post Audit Review – King’s College London

Data Sharing Post Audit Review – London Borough of Merton Council

Data Sharing Post Audit Review - CHKS

Data Sharing Post Audit Review - Newcastle University, Newcastle 85+ Study

Data Sharing Post Audit Review - Dr Foster

Data Sharing Agreement Audit – Carnall Farrar Ltd

Data Sharing Agreement Audit – Queen Mary, University of London

Data Sharing Post Audit Review – Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Data Sharing Post Audit Review – Institute of Cancer Research

Data Sharing Post Audit Review – London School of Economics

Data Sharing Post Audit Review – CJD, University of Edinburgh

Data Sharing Post Audit Review – University Hospital Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Data Sharing Agreement Audit – St George’s, University of London

Data Sharing Post Audit Review – East Staffordshire CCG

Data Sharing Post Audit Review – Ernst & Young

Data Sharing Post Audit Review – University of Cambridge

Data Sharing Agreement Audit – The Brain Tumour Charity

Data Sharing Agreement Audit – Wilmington Healthcare

Data Sharing Post Audit Review – King’s College London

Data Sharing Post Audit Review – Cardiff University 

See our archive of independent audits and post audit reviews from January 2015 to December 2020.