Fact · Transcription
For a 2023 UK Data Service anonymisation project of 38 interview transcripts, the recommendations say to edit a copy and keep each original until the whole project is anonymised.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“A copy of the original file is to be made; all changes will be made to the new file and the original file is to be kept until all anonymization of the whole project is complete.”
Recommendations for anonymisation of 'Pioneers of Social Research', UK Data Service, 2023, File management.
Open the original- What it measures
- The recommendations were written for an open collection of interviews with researchers, shared with permission.
- What it does not show
- Recommendations for one project, not a general rule or a legal requirement.