A high priority is ensuring RDS’s users and the general public have regular and timely access to information and a firm understanding of our operations and our ongoing strategic direction.
To help meet our commitment to transparency, the Board of Directors communicates its actions, policies, decisions, news, programs and initiatives to stakeholders covering all our policies, board meeting minutes and more.
RDS Board of Trustees
Our Board members bring exceptional and diverse skills and expertise to support us in the delivery of our mission to improve the economic, social and environmental wellbeing in Scotland by enabling access to and linkage of data about people, places and businesses for research in the public good.
Our Board is responsible for the effective governance and development of Research Data Scotland, supports the directors in overseeing the delivery of our strategy, monitors key risks, and ensures resources are managed effectively.
Meet the Board of Trustees
Meeting minutes and reports
- Minutes from the Board of Trustees Research Data Scotland: January 2022
- Report & Financial Statement - March 31, 2022
RDS Transition Board
The RDS Transition Board will have strategic oversight of the RDS delivery programme, including transition from the project phase to RDS becoming a free standing and independent organisation. The Board may also oversee the early operation of RDS until such time all leadership and governance structures are in place.
The Board is chaired by Prof. Roger Halliday, CEO Research data Scotland, and is made up of senior leaders from across the public sector, and leading academics. Secretariat is provided by the Data Access and Statistics Division, Scottish Government.
Meeting Minutes
- Research Data Scotland (RDS) Transition Board minutes: June 2021
- Research Data Scotland (RDS) Transition Board minutes: March 2021
- Research Data Scotland (RDS) Transition Board minutes: May 2021
- Research Data Scotland (RDS) Transition Board minutes: February 2021
- Research Data Scotland (RDS) Transition Board minutes: August 2020
- Research Data Scotland (RDS) Transition Board minutes: September 2020
- Research Data Scotland (RDS) Transition Board minutes: November 2020
- Research Data Scotland (RDS) Transition Board minutes: December 2020
- Research Data Scotland (RDS) IG Group minutes: December 2020
- Research Data Scotland (RDS) Legal Working Group minutes: December 2020
- Research Data Scotland (RDS) Legal Working Group minutes: February 2021
- Research Data Scotland (RDS) Transition Board: Information Governance Group: January 2021
- Research Data Scotland (RDS) Transition Board
Legal Working Group
- Research Data Scotland Transition Board: Legal Working Group: August 2021
- Research Data Scotland Transition Board: Legal Working Group: October 2021
- Research Data Scotland (RDS) Transition Board minutes: July 2021
- Research Data Scotland Transition Board: Legal Working Group: January 2021