Data Landing Portal (DLP)

Read the NHS Digital google chrome installation guide

Read our DLP frequently asked questions 

Read the DLP MESH setup guide to learn more about how to set up the Messaging Exchange for Social Care and Health (MESH) client to receive data transfers. 

Browser Support

The DLP is supported by Google Chrome (when installed with the Chrome extension) and Internet Explorer 11. Internet Explorer 8 will not be supported. Any SUS users still using Internet Explorer 8 and without access to either of these browsers are advised to arrange installation or upgrade as soon as possible.

The Data Landing Portal (DLP) is a separate service from the NDA 'Data Landing' service.

Notice to users of the National Diabetes Audit (NDA) collection service

NDA data cannot be sent via DLP. To submit NDA data, please refer to the data  landing section of the NDA collection. 

If you experience issues with service availability, please refer to the service status webpage (N3 connection required). 

To receive email notifications of high severity service incidents please complete the higher severity service incident communications request form.

If you have any other service issues, please raise a call with the national service desk. 

The Data Landing Portal (DLP) is owned and operated by NHS Digital. Access to and use of the DLP is subject to the following terms and conditions which may be updated by us from time to time without notice to you, and all applicable laws.

In consideration of your use of the DLP, or any individual or entity on whose behalf a user accesses or uses the DLP, you accept, without limitation or qualification, the following "terms and conditions” and agree to be bound by them, by NHS Digital’s terms of use, and by the NHS Digital privacy statement.  Please read these rules carefully and often as they are subject to change.

NHS Digital offers the DLP as a secure method to transport data between authorised submitters and receivers. By accessing the DLP you agree to abide by these terms and conditions.

Access to the DLP is only available by our express authorisation and only to those who have been assigned an account alongside the appropriate NHS identity or smartcard permissions for this service. 

By your use of the DLP you agree to abide by and to be bound by the terms and conditions identified in the DLP terms and conditions. You further agree that in being assigned a DLP account and in using this data transmission tool, you:

• Are the sole user of that account
• Are responsible for the user ID for that account
• Will under no circumstances allow the user ID and authentication method to be shared with third parties, allow an unauthorised user to have access to DLP, or use the service for anything other than the permitted and originally intended business use
• May be granted access to one or more system access roles and you are restricted to only those roles
• Are responsible for protecting the confidentiality and propriety of any documents or other material reviewed, downloaded or copied from DLP by you and are responsible for all content uploaded via the DLP.

 Any breach of these restriction may result in:

• Immediate termination of your and your organisation’s access to DLP
• Liability for damages; and/or
• The application of DLP usage fees, to be determined at NHS Digital’s discretion.

NOTE: Please be advised that where a successful submission occurs, the data files stay on DLP for a period of 30 days from the date that they were put on the portal and then they are destroyed. This is not a remote storage server and files will be removed following 30 days in accordance with data retention policy agreed for DLP.