Collecting Multiple Data Linkage Consents in a Mixed-mode Survey: Evidence from a large-scale longitudinal study in the UK

Linking survey responses with administrative data is a promising practice to increase the range of research questions to be explored, at a limited interview burden, both for respondents and interviewers. We describe the protocol for asking consent to data linkage on nine different sources in a large-scale nationally representative longitudinal survey of young adults in England: the Next Steps Age 25 Survey. We present empirical evidence on consent to data linkage from qualitative interviews, a pilot study, and the mainstage survey. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that discusses the practicalities of implementing a data linkage protocol asking consent both retrospectively and prospectively, on multiple domains, and in the context of a mixed-mode survey

Trial evalution protocol: Evaluation of empowering parents and professionals using Video Interactive Guidance (VIG) programme (Babies 1st)

The Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) programme is being implemented between March 2021 (with intake from July 2021) and June 2022 in four English Local Authorities (LAs). VIG is a relationship based parenting intervention in which a VIG practitioner films a parent and child interacting in short, one-to-one sessions. By providing feedback on these sessions based on edited clips of better than usual moments, VIG aims to promote parental sensitivity, child attachment and longer term social and emotional development

Longitudinal study of local authority child and family social workers (Wave 2) Research report July 2020

The landmark new study aimed to collect robust evidence on recruitment, retention and progression in child and family social work by tracking individuals over a five-year period. In Wave 1, 5,621 local authority child and family social workers took part in the survey, comprising almost one in six of the population.1 This report covers the second year of the research project