FOI reference: FOI-2025-2522
You asked
I would like to make an FOI request for the following data held on the Integrated Data Service (IDS):
Annual electricity and gas consumption at property level, indexed, Great Britain
We said
Thank you for your request.
ONS hold the requested dataset on the Integrated Data Service (IDS) platform on behalf of the Department for Energy, Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). In accordance with the Freedom of Information legislation (FOIA) and ICO guidance, this information is not held by ONS for the purposes of FOI. You may wish to contact DESNZ separately for them to consider this request.
Please also note that, if the data were held by ONS for the purposes of FOI, we would be unable to release this in response to an FOI request. Section 39 of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (SRSA) prohibits the disclosure of personal information held by the ONS for statistical purposes. This dataset would still be considered personal information, as it is de-identified, rather than fully anonymised, which is why it is held in an access-controlled, protected environment. Therefore, the exemption found under section 44(1) of FOIA would apply, as ONS are statute-barred from releasing this information.
If you wish to access the data via the IDS platform, you would need to successfully apply to become an accredited researcher. Information on how to do so can be found via the following link: Integrated Data Service: How To Access.
You may also be interested in the following publicly available datasets that relate to the dataset DESNZ share with ONS/IDS: