ONS shares an update on the future of the Secure Research Service and the Integrated Data Service
Category: Office for National Statistics
15 July 2025
Update 3 October 2025: The Integrated Data Service website has now closed. Any queries should be directed to srs.customer.support@ons.gov.uk.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published an update about the future of the Secure Research Service (SRS) and the Integrated Data Service (IDS).
The ONS will continue to operate the SRS indefinitely providing secure access to data for accredited researchers in partnership with ADR UK.
If you are interested in conducting research using the SRS, you can apply through the Project Accreditation Service for the SRS (PASS).
The IDS is not accepting new applications for external research. The ONS is currently working through what this means for live, pipelined and prospective projects in the IDS. More detail will be shared by ONS with users of and applicants to the service in the coming weeks.
Find out more
For more information about the SRS, visit the ONS website. You can contact srs.customer.support@ons.gov.uk with any queries about the SRS.
For queries about the IDS, please contact IDS.user.engagement@ons.gov.uk.
What is the ONS Secure Research Service?
The ONS is ADR UK’s major data infrastructure partner. The ONS SRS is a trusted research environment providing accredited researchers with secure access to de-identified data for public-good research. ADR UK has been directly funding the development and expansion of the ONS SRS since 2018.
