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Publications & reports

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

Differences between estimates of Welsh language ability in Census 2021 and household surveys

This report, produced by ADR Wales in partnership with the Welsh Government and the Office for National Statistics (ONS), explores the differences between estimates of Welsh language ability reported in Census 2021 and the Labour Force Survey.

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Thematic research review:  Commissioned research for policy

This ONS report focuses on a selection of research projects being undertaken in the SRS that have been commissioned, often for evaluation work. For this review, the focus is limited to work undertaken by third sector and private organisations. The report is supplemented with four case studies of policy design or evaluation in practice. 

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Policy briefing: Care experience, ethnicity and youth justice involvement - key trends and policy implications

This briefing is based on descriptive findings from Dr Katie Hunter's ADR UK Research Fellowship project, which focused on understanding the links between care experience, ethnicity, and involvement with the youth justice system in England. This project used the Ministry of Justice & Department for Education linked dataset - England.

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Careers Wales data linking feasibility study

This report, produced by ADR Wales in partnership with the Welsh Government, assesses the feasibility of data linkage and accompanying data strategies within Careers Wales, and partner organisations, in supporting effective service provision and policy delivery in Wales.

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Understanding and addressing educational underachievement: New evidence from linked administrative data in Northern Ireland

This policy brief explores educational underachievement according to GCSE attainment outcomes in Northern Ireland.

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