New and emerging datasets
This year has seen new datasets made available for public good research, as well as updates to existing datasets. Find out more on these pages.
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Longitudinal Education Outcomes
Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) is a world-leading dataset created by the Department for Education. It contains de-identified information on the characteristics, education, employment, benefits, and earnings of people in Britain. It has the potential to provide transformative insight and evidence on the longer-term labour market outcomes and educational pathways of (currently) around 38 million individuals.
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Administrative Data | Agricultural Research Collection - England and Wales
Administrative Data | Agricultural Research Collection (AD|ARC) is a UK-wide project linking de-identified data associated with farming individuals and households. Working in collaboration with government and academic organisations, AD|ARC is creating the first UK-wide dataset focused on agriculture. This has potential to benefit people and households in UK agriculture, and wider rural communities.
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Ministry of Justice Data First: Cross-Justice System – England and Wales
The new Data First: Cross-Justice System dataset for England and Wales links Ministry of Justice (MoJ) data from across the justice system and beyond. It provides an unprecedented opportunity to explore cross-cutting questions about the overlaps and intersections between users of different types of justice services, as well as repeat users within services.
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Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings linked to PAYE and Self-Assessment data – England, Scotland and Wales
This new ADR UK flagship dataset represents a significant advancement in the potential for labour market analysis. The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) has been linked to Pay As You Earn (PAYE) and Self-Assessment data, provided by His majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC). This newly-linked data will enable a comprehensive understanding of the labour market, providing researchers with opportunities to examine wage and employment dynamics in a way not previously possible.
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Northern Ireland Census 2021 Comprehensive Microdata
In autumn 2024, the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) will make a standalone, de-identified dataset of all enumerated Census returns available to accredited researchers in the NISRA trusted research environment.
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Education Outcomes Linkage – Northern Ireland
The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) will release the second phase of the Education Outcomes Linkage (EOL) data in September 2024. The EOL dataset contains longitudinal post-primary schools’ data for pupils aged 14 years and over in Northern Ireland. It links together a number of datasets held by the Department of Education in Northern Ireland.
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Cross Government Administrative Dataset – Northern Ireland
The Cross Government Income Administrative Dataset (CGIAD) is an income dataset for Northern Ireland that will be released in September 2024. The CGIAD dataset is an ADR Northern Ireland initiative involving a collaboration between the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) and the Department for Communities.
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Data on children and young people - Scotland
A suite of new and updated datasets covering education, and children and young peoples’ wellbeing have been made available. Two new datasets will be added to the ADR Scotland Safe Haven.
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Service Leavers Database - Scotland
The Service Leavers Database captures those who have left the UK armed forces since 1975. Data specific to Scotland is currently in the early stages of being added to the Scottish National Safe Haven and will be available by the end of 2024.
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Nursing and Midwifery Council Register linked to Census 2021 – England and Wales
The Nursing and Midwifery Council Register linked to Census 2021 – England and Wales is a new dataset that brings together data to enhance our understanding of the wider dynamics of the nursing and midwifery professions which can help to support regulation of these key professions.
