Data

We aim to share data from the DMP survey with researchers in order to increase the impact of the survey, but in a way that preserves the confidentiality of the data.

Aggregated data from the survey are published each month on the Bank of England’s website.  These data are freely available to be used in research projects, but should be cited appropriately.

An anonymised version of the DMP microdata is also now available to researchers via the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) Secure Research Service.

Researchers wishing to access the data in this way should apply for an accredited research project via the ONS website.  Project applications, research outputs and publications will need to be approved by both the ONS and Bank of England.  This will work via the usual SRS approvals process.

All projects using the DMP data should be for the public good and should help the Bank of England to fulfil its functions.  The data will only be made available for non-commercial reasons to academics, Bank/government economists and others in similar roles.

Data will be made available for research projects providing that they: (i) maintain the confidentiality of the data; and (ii) do not significantly overlap with ongoing projects that the DMP team are working on/planning on at the point the proposal is submitted.

Permission to use a dataset for one project does not automatically give researchers the right to use the same dataset for another project, so they must obtain a new approval when starting a new project with the same dataset or if they propose to materially alter the direction of the research from the original proposal.