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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.

3 December 2024

Data Insight: What came first: Is there a causal role of child welfare service interventions on likelihood of having criminal cautions or convictions?

This Data Insight summarises findings from working with the Ministry of Justice & Department for Education linked dataset - England. Using de-identified data from the National Pupil Database and the Police National Computer, the research looks at the order in which children were in contact with the child welfare service and criminal justice system. This report then estimates the likelihood of having any criminal caution or conviction, including only those cases where children were involved with the child welfare service one year or more before they had any criminal caution or conviction and up until 2020.

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21 November 2024

ADR UK podcast - Connecting Society: How everyday data shapes our lives

Connecting Society explores the fascinating world of administrative data, showing how this valuable information is de-identified and used securely for research to inform better policies and support communities.

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14 November 2024

Interim evaluation of ADR UK: Summary report

This summary report presents an overview of the results of the midterm evaluation of ADR UK, conducted by Oxford Insights and Lateral Economics with support from the Open Data Institute. It provides an assessment of ADR UK’s progress to date, as well as recommendations for getting further value out of the remainder of this investment period and tracking future progress.

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6 November 2024

Data Insight: What can data tell us about wages in the Western Gateway Area?

This Data Insight explores labour market dynamics in the Western Gateway Area. The article focuses on pay, and considers the extent to which the WGA’s priority sectors influence earnings. It presents findings by exploring deidentified data from the Annual Population Survey and the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

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18 October 2024

Data Insight: Physical health disparities and mortality among people with severe mental illness in Northern Ireland

This Data Insight examines the relationship between severe mental illness (SMI), selected chronic disorders, and mortality in a population attending at hospital settings in Northern Ireland (NI) over a 12-year period.

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8 October 2024

Growing up in kinship care

This report from Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research and the Centre for Excellence for Children’s Care and Protection explores the characteristics, experiences, and outcomes of ‘looked after’ children living in kinship care in Scotland. It provides insight into the requirements that welfare, universal, and targeted services should meet to ensure the safety, health, education and wellbeing of all children.

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8 October 2024

Data Insight: Growing up in kinship care

This Data Insight by Dr Joanna Soraghan and Dr Robert Porter explores the experiences of children and young people in Scotland who have spent time living with a family member or family friend while in care – known as ‘kinship care’. The Growing Up in Kinship Care study makes use of the Scottish Government’s Longitudinal Looked After Children dataset.

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18 September 2024

Estimating numbers of children not in state education using linked administrative data

This report, produced by ADR Wales in partnership with the Welsh Government, explores the feasibility of providing an estimate of children potentially missing from education using linked administrative data in the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) Databank.

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11 September 2024

Data Insight: BMI and immunisation uptake by different levels of engagement with Flying Start in Swansea

This Data Insight explores the body mass index (BMI) and immunisation uptake across different levels of engagement with the health visiting component of Flying Start programme, in the City and County of Swansea.

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4 September 2024

Data Insight: Enforced alcohol abstinence: does it reduce reoffending?

This Data Insight draws on Ministry of Justice Data First magistrates’ courts and probation datasets to examine how alcohol-treatment and monitoring requirements are used and whether they reduce reoffending.

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