Terms of use

First published: 19 February 2026

Last updated: 27 August 2026

This page explains the Get Adult Social Care Data (GASCD) service terms of use. You will be asked to agree to these terms of use when creating a GASCD account.

About the service

Get Adult Social Care Data (GASCD)is a new service provided by the Department for Health and Social Care as part of the Data Access Project. The GASCD service gives CQC-registered care providers and local authority officers in the adult social care sector access to reliable, useful and secure adult social care data in one place, for internal management purposes.

This service is a pre-release version ('Beta') and is provided 'as is' without any warranty of any kind. During the beta phase we test and improve our services. The testing is designed to uncover service issues and improve service quality, usability, and availability by inviting users to experience new features of a pre-release service, to help us deliver a satisfying product for the official release. We encourage users to test the service and provide feedback.

To help improve this service, please provide any feedback on accuracy, usability, or missing features using the feedback form embedded in the service. Your insights help identify strengths and weaknesses to improve the user experience. Alternatively, you can email our team on GetAdultSocialCareData.team@dhsc.gov.uk.

We update and expand the GASCD service regularly based on feedback and user research. We can change or remove content at any time without notice.

Using the GASCD service

You agree to keep your GASCD sign in details secure and not share them with anyone, including other colleagues in your organisation.

You agree to: (i) keep all shared data secure; (ii) use the data solely for the agreed purposes; and (iii) delete all data upon termination. Confidentiality obligations do not apply to data that is already public and/or required to be disclosed by law.

The data insight shown in the service has been labelled to help you understand whether you are allowed to share it outside of your organisation or not. Please review these definitions carefully before sharing any information outside your organisation. The labels are:

Published data	This data is public because it comes from public data sources. You can share it externally with anyone.
Not for sharing externally	This data is only made available to you in GASCD for your internal management purposes. Do not share outside your organisation or input into public-facing AI tools (where data may train AI models). Ensure your staff follow these restrictions.
Share at your own discretion	This section contains some of your organisation's own data reflected back to you. While DHSC safeguards it and never shares it with other providers, you own this data and can decide how to distribute it.

If you are unsure about what you can do with the data you see in GASCD, please contact DHSC on GetAdultSocialCareData.team@dhsc.gov.uk.

If you make a mistake and share any GASCD data insight in public that should only be used for internal management purposes, please contact DHSC as soon as possible to report what has happened by emailing GetAdultSocialCareData.team@dhsc.gov.uk. You should take any possible steps to retract the information you have shared.

If it comes to DHSC's attention that you have shared any GASCD data insight in public on purpose, despite knowing that it should only be used for internal management purposes, DHSC will revoke your access to GASCD for an indefinite period.

You must also use the service in a way that does not infringe the rights of, or restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of, this service by anyone else.

We retain all right, title, and interest in and to the Software, including all copyrights, patents, trade secrets, and other intellectual property rights. The Software is licensed, not sold, to you. You agree not to copy, modify, reverse engineer, or claim ownership of our Software, or use it to create derivative works. All rights not expressly granted are reserved by us.

GOV.UK One Login

New users registering for a Get Adult Social Care Data service account will be asked to sign-up using GOV.UK One Login.

GOV.UK One Login is a new way of signing in to government services. It provides a simple way for you to sign in and prove your identity using an email address and password.

Over time it will replace all other sign in routes including Government Gateway that many customers and businesses currently use.

Disclaimer

The information in GASCD offers local, regional, and national data insight based on sharing data and combined data from third party sources to support internal operational management purposes. This does not constitute advice or publication of metrics.

Rigorous quality control processes are applied, but while we make every effort to maintain high data quality and to access the latest available data from each data source, the data we use is provided by other data owners and may be subject to change after we have sourced it, or inaccuracies.

To maximise clarity and transparency, we explain the timeliness, definitions and sources of the data insight shared through GASCD. However, we cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies in the information provided. We are not responsible for any data loss, system damages, or consequences resulting from the use of this service. We recommend independently verifying any information.

While we strive to maintain a secure environment and have taken all reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are present on our service, we cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage arising from the use of this system.

Any attempt to breach this service or introduce malware will result in legal action and reporting to authorities.

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate the Beta Programme, or individual user access to the services, at any time, with or without cause, and without prior notice or liability to you. Upon termination, your right to use the service immediately ceases, and we may delete or restrict access to any associated user data.

Emails from us to you

From time to time, we may need to send you service emails; these will be operational communications or otherwise related to the service eg. opportunities to share your views on the service. They will never include marketing content. By signing up for a GASCD account, you consent to receiving these emails, which will be sent via GOV.UK Notify. For further information read GOV.UK Notify's privacy notice.

Information about you and your visits to the GASCD service

We collect information about you in accordance with our privacy policy and our cookie policy. By using the GASCD service, you agree to us collecting this information and confirm that any data you provide is accurate.

Linking from the GASCD service

The GASCD service links to websites that are managed by other government departments and agencies, service providers or other organisations. We don't have any control over the content on these websites.