It is of paramount importance that users of the Research Environment take the security of the platform and its data very seriously. Genomics England will not tolerate users abusing their access, breaching any safeguards put in place, or otherwise endangering the security of confidential participant data.
Genomics England can ban the institution and all their researchers from accessing the Research Environment if a user deliberately breaches the security of the system. Any deliberate attempt by a researcher to reveal the identity of a 100,000 Genomes Project participant is a breach of the Data Protection Act, and could result in a criminal charge or heavy fine.
To ensure you comply with your security obligations:
- Do not share your login details with others;
- Only carry out research on the research dataset - clinicians with access to the identifiable clinical data should join GeCIP to carry out research;
- Do not 'screenshot' the Research Environment or otherwise shortcut the Airlock;
- Do not carry out any activity on 100,000 Genomes Project research data that may reveal any participant's identity;
- Inform Genomics England Service Desk immediately if you:
- observe other users endangering the security of the environment or dataset;
- fear you have breached the security of the environment or dataset;
- think your login details have been compromised.
https://www.ukdataservice.ac.uk/manage-data/legal-ethical/obligations/duty-of-confidentiality