ADR Wales

In the year ahead, ADR Wales will focus on strengthening relationships and engagement with partners, policymakers, data owners and stakeholders, to create an open dialogue on the possibilities created through responsible data usage.  The team will continue to promote the opportunities available through data linkage and advocate for the responsible use of data for research.  

ADR Wales looks forward to delivering analyses from each of the thematic areas, which will help to inform thinking around vital policies in Wales. They will also pursue opportunities to support others to do the same, through the publication of the ADR Wales Training and Capacity Building programme.   

Colleagues will work collectively with Welsh Government and Office for National Statistics (ONS) analysts to deliver the ONS and Welsh Government joint work plan on coherence of Welsh language statistics. ADR Wales’ commitment to exploring Welsh language was set out in the ADR Wales planned programme of work for 2022-2026.  Collectively they will undertake a joint project exploring differences in reporting Welsh language capabilities in the Census 2021 and Annual Population Survey. This will inform understanding of progress toward the Cymraeg 2050: Welsh language strategy, while also informing future data collections.    

The ADR Wales team is excited about the opportunities that can be realised thanks to their partnership with Social Care Wales. The collaboration aims to acquire data and achieve a linked adult social care dataset for Wales using the skills, knowledge and expertise of colleagues in both Social Care Wales and ADR Wales.