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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.

Data Insight: School funding, pupil performance and crime

This Data Insight 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...

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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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Data First Cross-Justice System linked dataset – England and Wales: Key messages from the Data First User Representation Panel

This report records a meeting between Data First project partners and the Data First User Representation Panel. They met to discuss the potential of linking together administrative data from the civil and family courts with criminal justice system data already made available by the Data First programme. This report captures the main findings of the discussion with the intention to inform the future use of the linked data, including research priorities and scope for the growth of the linkage.

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ADR England Flagship Datasets Brochure

This brochure showcases a collection of recently linked ADR England administrative datasets available for research. It is designed to introduce researchers to the wealth of linked public sector data available covering a wide range of topics and policy areas.

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Data Insight: How common is low pay in Britain and is it declining?

This Data Insight examines the incidence of low pay in Britain over the period 2004-2021 using two indicators that are the focus of government policy. The analyses use data developed as part of the Wage and Employment Dynamics project, funded by ADR England.

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The LEO dataset: Key messages from stakeholders (March 2023)

This report highlights key messages from stakeholders on the potential of the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset to inform the potential and use of the data.

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Ethnic inequalities in the criminal justice system

This data comic explores the findings of research led by Dr Kitty Lymperopoulou, which examines the main factors associated with remand and sentencing outcomes and the independent effect of ethnicity on those outcomes. Kitty is an ADR UK Research Fellow using data made available through the Ministry of Justice Data First programme.

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Reanalysing education experiments with linked administrative data

This report from the Behavioural Insights Team presents results from new analyses of completed randomised experiments that tested educational interventions. The project team, led by Alex Sutherland, linked archived trials data from the Education Endowment Foundation to administrative data, and demonstrates the benefits of this kind of analysis.

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Data Insight: The nature, extent and outcomes of serious and organised crime cases prosecuted in England and Wales

This Data Insight examines serious organised crime cases appearing before the Crown Court in England and Wales between 2013 and 2020.

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Synthetic data tool user guide: Behavioural Insights Team

This user guide explains how to generate low-fidelity synthetic data with the Behavioural Insight Team's Python tool.

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