Event
15 July, 2025
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Data for prevention: learning what works

Preventing people from being drawn into the justice system in the first place is by far the best way of reducing demand, releasing capacity and transforming lives. But often, efforts to identify the opportunities for earlier intervention are held back because the data cannot be shared, or isn’t collected and processed to a high-standard, or isn’t intelligently deployed.  

In some areas, the evidence base for prevention is not well-established, and needs systemic research to build the case for change. Despite a significant focus on data-sharing, information is still stuck within siloes. Even when data is shared within government, it is often on an ad-hoc basis and at a high level, rather than seamless sharing of record-level data in a way to let planners and caseworkers intervene when the earliest signs of risk became visible. The frameworks for data sharing disincentivise sharing on the basis of risk-aversion, but don’t sufficiently capture the risks that come from not sharing data in the first place, and potential harm which could be prevented.  

Re:State is delighted to welcome Hugh Stickland, Chief Data Officer, Ministry of Justice, to examine how evidence, data sharing and analysis can be used to build a preventative State.

This is a private event which will be held under the Chatham House rule and is kindly supported by Newton.