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What do people really think about AI?
28 May 2026
From helping us draft emails to supporting healthcare diagnostics, AI tools are increasingly becoming part of everyday life. But as these technologies move faster into public services and workplaces, an important question remains: are people being brought along for the journey? In the latest episode of Connecting Society, co-host Mark Green spoke to Eleanor O’Keeffe and Roshni Modhvadia from the Ada Lovelace Institute about how the public understands, experiences and responds to AI.
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Patterns of education, social care and youth offending: New insights from Data First to support the UK Government’s Safer Streets Mission
19 May 2026
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.
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How ADR UK trusted research environments keep data secure
15 May 2026
Ensuring data is used securely and ethically – and maintaining public trust – is at the heart of ADR UK’s work with administrative data. In this blog, ADR UK's Director Dr Emma Gordon explains how we do this, and why it’s so crucial.
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