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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.
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The Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) has joined the SafePod Network. This means their internationally-renowned data can now be accessed by accredited researchers across the UK for the first time through SafePod Network services.
This blog is by Nisha da Silva, keynote speaker at the ADR UK Conference 2025 and contributor to the Ministry of Justice’s Data First programme. She explores how linked data reveals key insights into justice system journeys and how these findings are shaping policy, research, and technology.
This blog offers a preview of the keynote by Helena Benes Matos da Silva at the ADR UK Conference 2025. She will share insights from the work of the Center for Data and Knowledge Integration for Health (Cidacs), focusing on how linked administrative data in Brazil is transforming public health research, particularly for populations at risk of poor outcomes.
This blog by Evie Parmenter, Senior Research Portfolio Manager at the Economic and Social Research Council, explores the powerful connection between our environment and our health. Drawing on insights from research funded by ADR UK, it highlights how factors like pollution, green space access, and housing conditions shape wellbeing, and how linked administrative data can help drive better decisions and healthier outcomes.
