This community essay shared by the British Science Association explores the challenges of effectively engaging communities with administrative data research. Providing practical advice and examples of involving people in data research to ensure it accurately captures and reports the experiences of the people behind the data.

Research Data Scotland have created a simple explainer of the Five Safes framework to support communication of secure and ethical practice in data usage with public audiences.

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy Research Unit in Maternal and Neonatal Health and Care (PRU-MNHC) share key themes identified from their research project, to support researchers to engage and involve people who are currently under-represented in health research.