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• Identifiable information

  See ‘Personal Data’.

   

• Inclusion criteria

  Specific criteria which are defined within the study protocol that expressly include specific individuals to participate in a study. E.g. individuals within a certain age range, with a specific condition, etc.

   

• Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)

  The Information Commissioner’s Office is the UK’s independent authority set up to promote access to official information and to protect personal information under the Data Protection Act 1998. Also the authority that deals with Freedom of Information in England, Wales and N. Ireland.

   

• Information sheets

  See 'Participant / Patient information sheets'.

   

• Inspection

  Inspection is a statutory activity, undertaken by government agencies or those acting on their behalf. It is a systematic investigation into systems and processes to measure compliance with legal frameworks.

   

• IRAS

  IRAS is a single system for applying for the permissions and approvals required for health and social care / community care research in the UK.