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Dataset-specific publications, such as Data Explained documents and user guides, can be found on the ADR UK Data Catalogue or on Flagship datasets.

13 February 2025

Care experienced children and young people: Research insights from administrative data

This report summarises some key insights on children’s experiences with social care, which have been generated through research using administrative data. It serves as a source of evidence for policymakers and practitioners working to support children. It also provides a rich example of the power of administrative data to enable critical research evidence that can improve lives.

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10 February 2025

Data Insight: Were people with health vulnerabilities more likely to be fined by the police during the Covid-19 pandemic?

This Data Insight explores whether people who had accessed health services for conditions relating to mental ill health, drug use and alcohol misuse were more likely to receive fixed penalty notices (FPNs) during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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29 January 2025

Data Insight: Causes of death among people experiencing homelessness in Wales

This ADR Wales Data Insight presents findings from research into the underlying causes of death among people experiencing homelessness in Wales.

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27 January 2025

Data Insight: New evidence on gender pay gaps in Great Britain

This Data Insight presents new evidence on the size of the gender pay gap in Great Britain.

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23 January 2025

Data Insight: How many jobs, how much earned?

This Data Insight by the Wage and Employment Dynamics team explores the number of jobs and the earnings that employees receive over the course of a year. It presents information from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) linked to Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) data from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for 2014-2019 in Great Britain.

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15 January 2025

Community Catalyst: Children at Risk of Poor Outcomes scoping review - Use of administrative data to understand children’s involvement with children’s statutory social care services

This comprehensive scoping review has been produced to inform and encourage greater use of administrative data for children’s social care research. It aims to identify strengths and gaps in the published literature to provide the research community with a clearer understanding of research priorities.

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17 December 2024

Changes over time to Pupil Matching Reference Numbers in the National Pupil Database

This report summarises findings from an analysis examining the extent to which the Pupil Matching Reference numbers (PMRs) within the National Pupil Database (NPD) change over time. The project also investigated which demographic groups of individuals were more or less likely to be affected by these changes. This work was carried out as part of the ECHILD (Education and Child Health Insights from Linked Data) project.

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11 December 2024

Community Catalyst: Youth Transitions research report - From gaps to priorities: Examining the evidence landscape

This research report provides an overview of this community catalyst’s aims and summarises the research approach used to address these objectives.

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6 December 2024

Data Insight: Children involved with child welfare services and the likelihood of a custodial sentence

This Data Insight by Dr Anna Leyland summarises findings from working with the Ministry of Justice & Department for Education linked dataset - England. Using data from the National Pupil Database and the Police National Computer, the research analyses the likelihood of receiving a custodial sentence by 2020 for children who were referred to or received an intervention from child welfare services from ages 5-18.

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6 December 2024

Recording: ADR UK Researcher Symposium - Exploring experiences of education through administrative data research

The ADR UK Researcher Symposium - Understanding experiences of education through administrative data research took place on Friday 22 November 2024. Speakers from across the ADR UK partnership shared their research on the theme of education. 

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