Learn how Research Data Scotland (RDS) is working with Administrative Data Research Scotland (ADR Scotland).
ADR Scotland – part of ADR UK and funded by the ESRC – is helping to make administrative datasets more readily linkable and securely available for research on a suite of critical issues in Scotland, including children's lives and outcomes, lifelong health and wellbeing, health and social care, poverty and fair work, and building safer communities.
ADR Scotland is a partnership combining specialists in the Scottish Government’s Data for Research, Analytical Platforms and Data Sharing Legislation Unit with the expertise of academic researchers at the Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research (SCADR). Together they are transforming how public sector data in Scotland is curated, accessed and explored, so it can deliver its full potential for policymakers and for the public.
You can browse the ADR Scotland and other public datasets using our metadata catalogue. Click here to discover the full list of available datasets curated by ADR Scotland.
To learn more about accessing data, click here.
Research Data Scotland (RDS) began work as a delivery body for the ADR Scotland programme in 2023. This includes carrying out practical data work around preparing and updating datasets before they are added to the National Safe Haven, as well projects to improve how the data is prepared and accessed by researchers.
In November 2023, RDS signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Scottish Government, detailing how the organisation will help to deliver core elements of the ADR Scotland (Administrative Data Research Scotland) programme. This work will contribute to ensuring better alignment across the Scottish system and so increase the impact of the ADR investment.
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