Administrative Data Research Network

The Administrative Data Research Network is a UK-wide partnership between universities, government departments and agencies, national statistics authorities, the third sector, funders and researchers.The Administrative Data Research Network consists of four Administrative Data Research Centres, one in each country in the UK, and the Administrative Data Service, which coordinates the Network.Each Centre is a consortium of different universities and national statistics agencies. The four Centres are led by the University of Southampton (for England), Queen’s University Belfast (for Northern Ireland, the University of Edinburgh (for Scotland) and Swansea University (for Wales). The Administrative Data Service is led by the University of Essex.We provide a bespoke service for researchers so they can carry out social and economic research using administrative data − research which has the potential to benefit society.We do not hold administrative data. We work closely with government departments to make administrative data available to researchers, but we negotiate this with them on a case-by-case basis.Check our website for more information on the application process, our catalogue, or more general information on the Network.