The following changes are now available in Dataplace and the Training environment:

• Dataplace navigation has been streamlined to make it more accessible and logical for users, with links to Help and Guides, Accreditation and Dataplace services available from the home page once you have logged in.

• You can easily see a list of your data projects, with custodian and requestor tabs separating projects depending on an organisation’s role in a project journey. Only data custodians will see a custodian tab. For organisation administrators and data coordinators, an activity tab shows at a glance the status of all project journeys. If you are a general user you will only see the projects that you’re involved in.

• The organisation's nominated group mailbox will receive a notification when someone from their organisation logs into Dataplace for the first time. 

• Organisation administrators and the nominated group mailbox will be notified when a new data sharing request has been started by a user in the organisation.

• Lead requestors can now add other organisations as additional requestors to a project.

• The Manage accreditation page has been improved and displays any existing accreditations and an ‘Apply for accreditation’ button, with information about accreditation embedded in the form.

• Data Scheme entities can report an event or change in circumstance in accordance with Section 31 of the Data Availability and Transparency Act 2023 using the new Change in Circumstances page.

See the February Release notes for a full list of changes affecting users.

You can try out the new features and functions in our Training environment first. If you don't yet have access to the Training Environment, you can access our Guide for instructions and advice.