Standards for official statistics published by the Department for Transport
This page features information on the standards that the department works to when publishing official statistics.
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Statements setting out the department’s approach to the use of administrative sources for statistical purposes are published. This includes details of individual administrative data sources used.
The latest statement on reproducible analytical pipeline (RAP) processes within the department, its progress and implementation, is available.
The statement on spreadsheet accessibility policy sets out the department’s approach to ensure statistical data tables in spreadsheets are accessible.
The statement on revision policy sets out how revisions to the department’s statistics outputs take place, in line with the Code of Practice for Statistics.
The statement on statistical quality sets out how the department’s statistics meets standards, detailed in the Code of Practice for Statistics, and policies to ensure they meet user needs.
The statement on pre-release access sets out the operational arrangements for giving ministers and their officials pre-release access to official statistics.
The user service statement sets out the standards that users can expect from the department’s statistical outputs.
Updates to this page
Published 10 November 2012Last updated 23 January 2024 + show all updates
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Additional documents added - Analysis Function RAP Strategy Implementation Plan for 2024 and the outcomes from the 2023 implementation plan.
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Additional document added: DfT RAP Strategy Implementation Plan.
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Spreadsheet accessibility policy on data tables added.
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First published.