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Survey of Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use among Pupils 2023

Summary

The purpose of the survey is to collect data on smoking, drinking and drug use among school pupils aged between 11 and 15 and to provide the official national prevalence estimates of how many pupils drink alcohol, smoke or take illicit drugs.

Controller NHS Digital
How we use the information (processing activities)

The purpose of the survey is to collect data on smoking, drinking and drug use among school pupils aged between 11 and 15 and to provide the official national prevalence estimates of how many pupils drink alcohol, smoke or take illicit drugs.
Does this contain sensitive (special category) data such as health information? Yes
Is data transferred outside the UK? This data is not transferred out of the UK
How long the data is kept The anonymised archive dataset will be kept indefinitely for research purposes by NHS Digital.
Our lawful basis for holding this data Legal obligation
Your rights
  • Tick Be informed
  • Tick Get access to it
  • Tick Rectify or change it
  • Cross Erase or remove it
  • Tick Restrict or stop processing it

    Right to restrict processing – where an individual has objected to the processing NHS Digital must consider whether its legitimate grounds override those of the individual.


  • Cross Move, copy or transfer it
  • Tick Object to it being processed or used

    Right to object (based on grounds relating to his or her particular situation) – unless NHS Digital can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing, which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the individual; or the processing is for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims


  • Cross Know if a decision was made by a computer rather than a person

    Not relevant 
How can you withdraw your consent?

To discuss your rights on withdrawing consent or opting out of the data you can email our customer service centre or call us on 0300 303 5678.
Is the data subject to decisions made solely by computers? (automated decision making) Not relevant
Where does this data come from? Data subjects
The legal basis for collecting this data

NHS Digital has a Direction, HSCA 2012 s.254 (1) and s.254 (6) by the Secretary of State for Health to establish and operate a Data Security Centre Operations Information System for the collection or analysis of information  GDPR.  Article 6(1)(c) - legal obligation, Article 9(2)(g) - processing is necessary for reasons of substantial public interest, Article 9 (2) (h) – processing is necessary for the management of health or social care systems and services.

Where we use this data

internal

Health Surveys Service

We have the expertise and experience of running and commissioning complex national health surveys on behalf of government departments and public bodies.