Welcome to the UK Data Service

The UK Data Service has taken the Public Engagement in Data Research Initiative (PEDRI) Pledge, reflecting our commitment to responsible, transparent, and trustworthy data research and statistics. PEDRI brings together UK organisations working with data and statistics, to share learning and improve practice around public engagement.

The Service has been listed as a key resource for government evaluators in the latest version of the UK Government’s Magenta Book! Published by HM Treasury, it is the central guidance document on how to evaluate policies, programmes and projects. The new guidance identifies the UK Data Service as a vital source of data for government evaluators.

Recently our Impact team have launched a new theme, 'local communities in data', showcasing how national datasets can be used to better understand and strengthen communities across the UK. Each dataset, blog post and case study offers a different perspective on local communities, their lives and the factors that shape them.

Our new 'local communities in data' impact theme brings together UK Data Service-enabled research, case studies, blog posts and data resources to explore how national datasets are used to understand and strengthen local communities. The theme focuses on three connected lenses: place, people and safety.

Professor Alison Park, from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), discusses the importance of UK social science data infrastructures and outlines some of the opportunities and challenges they face.

This new Impact Case Study looks at the Gender Equality Index UK: the first index to systematically measure and analyse the socioeconomic outcomes of women and men across all 372 local authorities in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Watch and learn all the latest data skills from our free webinars, training and video tutorials.

This interactive session is ideal for anyone interested in social research and keen to explore the wide range of resources offered by the UK Data Service.

Secondary analysis offers a great option for dissertation students who are looking to gain experience working with data but who have limited abilities to go out into the field or would like to study a hard-to-reach population.