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.
Documents
Details
Information on the Department for Transport (DfT) approach to the use of administrative sources for statistical purposes is set out at the link below. This includes details of individual administrative data sources used.
Statement on administrative sources
sets out the DfT statement on reproducible analytical pipeline (RAP) processes within the department.
sets out the DfT statement on data tables.
sets out the DfT statement on revisions to our statistics.
sets out the DfT statement on quality policy.
sets out the DfT operational arrangements for giving ministers and their officials pre-release access to official statistics once they have attained their final form prior to publication.
sets out how DfT engages with users on our statistics.
Updates to this page
Last 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.