Fig. 2

The DAC triage process for data access requests. DAC: Data Access Committee. DTA: Data Transfer Agreement. In scope? Is the request clearly within the remit of DIRECT?. Easy? Is the request uncontentious, clearly linked to a specific dataset and work package, timely, with a robust research question and analysis plan, and in accordance with ethical, legal and regulatory (ELR) requirements?. Few Co-owners? Does the request correspond to a single owner or small group of owners, or does it affect a large group (e.g. whole consortium)? In instances where a large group needs to be consulted, the DAC may need to consider to whom to refer the request