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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.

ADR Scotland Strategy 2022-2026

This strategy sets out the mission, strategic goals and objectives of ADR Scotland, part of the ADR UK partnership.

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Data Insights: Occupation and Covid-19 deaths: Scotland in a comparative perspective (December 2021)

In this Data Insight, ADR Scotland explores how Covid-19 mortality rates vary by occupation for women and men in Scotland in the period between 1 March 2020 and 31 January 2021. Using a national novel linked data collection, we contrast preliminary results for Scotland with those from a similar linked data study for England.

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ADR UK response to NDS Data: a new direction consultation

The ADR UK partnership has responded to the NDS ‘Data: a new direction’ consultation. We discussed the importance of public engagement, of discussing the public good arising from data linkage, and the importance of functional anonymization.

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Data Insights: Automatic coding of occupations: Methods to create the Scottish Historic Population Database (SHPD) (November 2021)

This Data Insight from ADR Scotland describes the work of the Digitising Scotland project, which digitised 25.8 million Scottish civil registration vital events records, including digitising birth, marriages and deaths, from when records began in 1855 until 1973.

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Data Insights: Analysing a season of death and excess mortality in Scotland’s past (June 2021)

This research describes the use of the Scottish Historic Population Platform (SHiPP) to investigate past disease outbreaks to find parallels and learn lessons that help us respond better.

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Data Insights: Investigating the effects of class composition and class size on pupils’ attainment in Scottish primary schools (April 2021)

Researchers from ADR Scotland use data linkage to analyse the effects of composite classes and class size on pupils’ attainment in Scotland.

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Data Insights: Using data to support law enforcement decision making around illegal drug parcels (February 2021)

This data Insight from ADR Scotland used data from the National Crime Agency on drug parcels intercepted en route to Scotland between 2011 and 2016 to identify what factors were most important in determining which parcels were used to conduct a controlled delivery.

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Data Insights: Selective schools: Do they improve health? (January 2021)

This study from ADR Scotland looks at long term effects of education, specifically stratifying students based on their academic ability through selective schooling.

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Data Insights: Using data to classify the likely ‘motivation’ of online drug purchasers (January 2021)

This Data Insight from ADR Scotland used data provided by the National Crime Agency about illegal consignments intercepted through the postal service by the UK Border Force and destined for Scotland to establish a new approach for the classification of drug purchases.

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ADR UK response to National Data Strategy consultation - December 2020

The ADR UK partnership has responded to the second government consultation on the UK National Data Strategy.

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