Delegating user management

Typically, one super user within any local authority (LA) will be responsible for the user management of the NCMP IT system including:

• adding new users to their LA
• assigning user roles
• assigning schools

However, there could be scenarios where these tasks are required to be delegated to someone else. For example, external providers are often contracted by the local authorities to collect child measurement data on their behalf.

If you need to the user management task can be delegated to another super user within the provider of services. So the provider can manage their own staff to access specific school and pupil data without needing to ask the local authority super user. 

You must consider the following points when delegating users  

• only schools allocated by the LA super user to a provider super user can then be delegated on to other users by the provider super user
• it is highly recommended that no more than 2 levels of super users (for example local authority and provider) be created. More than 2 levels of super users increases the probability of administration errors.