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Guidance

Current thinking on controllers and processors in health research

This document distinguishes a controller organisation (that controls how to process personal data) from a processor organisation (that processes data).

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MRC
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Current thinking on Controllers and Processors in health research (PDF)

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This guidance is designed for researchers, research governance teams, data protection officers, legal and contracts teams. It defines:

  • controllers
  • processors
  • joint controllers
  • third parties.

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