Our news items and blogs share information, opinions and updates on our work. Find items ordered by date below, or use the filters on the right to select a type (topic or format), partner or research theme.
Displaying results 6 to 10 out of 233
This blog is the first in a short series by Maggie, Communications & Engagement Intern at ADR UK. Drawing on her lived experience and studies in sociology, Maggie explores how the language and classification of race and ethnicity have evolved. This provides essential context for later blogs examining how ethnicity is categorised, recorded, interpreted, and used in administrative data research.
Read more
In this blog, ADR UK Research Fellow Dr Liliana Belkin reflects on a recent roundtable that brought together researchers, practitioners and advocates to explore what linked administrative data can tell us about young people vulnerable to criminal justice system involvement, and how evidence can help shape future policy and practice.
How can bringing together information from different parts of our lives help us understand national and global issues? ADR UK Director Dr Emma Gordon reflects on the International Population Data Linkage Network (IPDLN) Conference 2026, where experts from around the world gathered to explore the opportunities and challenges of linked data.
Administrative data is transforming understanding of crime and justice, helping researchers uncover patterns, evaluate interventions, and generate evidence that can improve outcomes across the justice system. Yet unlocking the full potential of this data requires collaboration across academia, government, policy, and practice. In this blog, Dr Bogusia Wojciechowska, Senior Research Manager at ADR UK, reflects on the launch of the Criminal Justice Administrative Data Network.
This blog by the Data First team at the Ministry of Justice explores new analysis on the education and social care backgrounds of children and young people cautioned or sentenced for knife offences, anti-social behaviour (ASB) and acquisitive offences, and violence against women and girls (VAWG) offences. It highlights how linked administrative data can strengthen the evidence base for early intervention and prevention in support of the UK Government’s Safer Streets Mission.
