Rights & Ethics

protected public sector data

Public-sector data subject to legal protection (e.g., personal data, IP, secrets).

Definition

Data held by public sector bodies that are legally protected from unrestricted disclosure due to personal data rules, intellectual property rights, confidentiality obligations, or other legal constraints; such data are subject to specific procedures for cataloguing, anonymisation and potential lawful reuse under the law. The concept determines which datasets require special handling, anonymisation-by-design, and decision-making via the single information point.