Explore the impact of ADR UK and other administrative data research conducted by our partners in the case studies below.
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This study explored how place of death differs between ethnic groups in England and Wales, using high‑quality self‑reported ethnicity data from the ONS Census Longitudinal Study. It found that people from several minority ethnic backgrounds were more likely to die in hospital than White British people. It provides the first robust evidence of ethnic inequality in place of death in England and Wales. It has high potential for use by health service planners, integrated care systems, and providers of palliative, guiding targeted commissioning and monitoring of equity in access to palliative care.
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The ONS Longitudinal Study (LS) enables robust, policy‑relevant research on health, inequality, migration, family, housing and ageing, with very low attrition and broad population coverage, including communal establishments.
This study evaluated the impact of Radio Frequency Electronic Monitoring (RF EM) on reoffending and compliance among adults serving community and suspended sentence orders in England and Wales. It found that RF EM significantly reduced reoffending during monitoring periods and improved compliance with probation requirements, providing evidence to inform sentencing policy and probation practice. The research has been shared across government and justice agencies, helping to shape discussions on community sentencing and compliance strategies.
This research explores how children’s social and emotional development in early life relates to offending during adolescence, and how school experiences such as exclusion or poor attainment may influence this. The findings have informed discussions on school behaviour and early intervention with stakeholders including the Department for Education, Welsh Government, Youth Endowment Fund, Centre for Justice Innovation, National Children’s Bureau, and British Association of Social Workers. This research has also contributed to policy debates on early risk identification and supported the award of further research funding.
This research responded to the 2017 Lammy Review which called for evidence into the causes of ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system. It revealed previously unseen disparities by analysing disaggregated ethnicity data for the first time, which led the Ministry of Justice to adopt this approach in published analysis. The research findings were cited in news articles and submitted as evidence in the Independent Sentencing Review and the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination.
Research using the Public Health Research Database has provided new insights into groups most at risk of suicide. Individuals from most ethnic minority backgrounds experienced lower rates of suicide than the White British majority, with the exception of those identifying as being from a Mixed ethnicity background or as White Gypsy/Irish Travellers. Results have been shared with the National Suicide Prevention Advisory Group to support policy and priority setting.
This research used the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset to explore long-term outcomes for pupils suspended during secondary school. The findings received widespread media coverage; education unions echoed calls for early intervention and wider access to support services; and the Department for Education acknowledged the need to address broader factors influencing behaviour, such as mental health and family support.
Collaboration between researchers at the University of Edinburgh and Police Scotland during Covid-19 led to novel research using shared police data. The findings supported operational planning, informed formal scrutiny of policing in Scotland, evidenced hidden inequalities, and contributed to decision-making around future pandemic preparedness and policy.
The share of employees saving in a workplace pension rose significantly during the 2010s due to the introduction of automatic enrolment into workplace pensions. This policy reduced inequalities in pension participation by age and earnings. However, research carried out by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) found notable differences in workplace pension participation rates between ethnic groups in the UK, with important implications for future retirement incomes.
ADR UK Fellow, Dr Alice Wickersham, has explored changes in school performance and involvement in the criminal justice system. Her research draws on England-wide de-identified data from the National Pupil Database and Police National Computer, made available by the Ministry of Justice and Department for Education as an ADR UK flagship dataset.
