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How can bringing together information from different parts of our lives help us understand national and global issues? ADR UK Director Dr Emma Gordon reflects on the International Population Data Linkage Network (IPDLN) Conference 2026, where experts from around the world gathered to explore the opportunities and challenges of linked data.
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This blog by the Data First team at the Ministry of Justice explores new analysis on the education and social care backgrounds of children and young people cautioned or sentenced for knife offences, anti-social behaviour (ASB) and acquisitive offences, and violence against women and girls (VAWG) offences. It highlights how linked administrative data can strengthen the evidence base for early intervention and prevention in support of the UK Government’s Safer Streets Mission.
This blog by Professor Claire Crawford outlines recent updates to the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset, including the introduction of new derived variables designed to make the data easier to use while reducing the need to access more detailed personal data. Claire leads an ADR England-funded project, working in partnership with the Department for Education (DfE), to support the development of LEO.
A suite of new reports by the Ministry of Justice Data First team links education, social care and justice data to provide new insights into patterns of youth offending and the backgrounds of children and young people who offend.
The Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) has joined the SafePod Network. This means their internationally-renowned data can now be accessed by accredited researchers across the UK for the first time through SafePod Network services.
ADR UK is pleased to announce that Dr Emma Gordon, Director of ADR UK, has been appointed Deputy Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board for the Cancer Data-Driven Detection (CD3) programme. The £10 million UK-wide initiative aims to transform cancer prevention, early detection and diagnosis by securely linking and analysing large-scale health and administrative datasets.
The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), as part of ADR Northern Ireland, is now receiving applications from accredited researchers to use the Business Data for Research (BDR) 2022 dataset for research in the public interest.
We are delighted to share the ADR UK Annual Report 2024–25. Following a year of ambitious projects and growth, the report highlights how we continue to unlock the power of administrative data to inform policy and improve lives across the UK.
In this blog, Robin Flaig, Co-Director at UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration (UK LLC), looks at how recent data approvals will expand research opportunities. She also explains how UK LLC is pioneering a new model for public involvement in research governance. UK LLC is jointly funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and Medical Research Council.
