FOI release

Commercial income CPRD

Case reference FOI2026/00301

Received 17 March 2026

Published 6 May 2026

Request

Please provide the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000: 1. Total income received by CPRD from commercial data licences (including real‑world evidence services and data access fees) for the financial years 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, and any more recent financial year for which data is available. 2. The total volume or proportion of CPRD primary care data (i.e., data extracted from GP practices) that has been used for commercial purposes in the last 12 months. If possible, please specify this as either the number of commercial projects, the volume of data records, or any metric routinely used by CPRD. 3. The total amount of money returned to HM Treasury from CPRD/MHRA surpluses for the most recent financial year available. If recorded separately, please indicate the specific amount attributable to CPRD.

Response

See attached

Documents

• FOI2026_00301 (redacted).pdf (1.2 MB)

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