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Publications 76
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Take off for passengers as government scraps extra charges when flying
From 2 October 2026, airlines will be required to seat children under the age of 14 with a parent or accompanying adult free of charge.
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Accredited official statistics: Provisional road traffic estimates, Great Britain: July 2025 to June 2026
Provisional estimates for road traffic in Great Britain for the year ending June 2026, by vehicle type and road class.
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Accredited official statistics: Travel time measures for the Strategic Road Network, England and local ‘A’ roads, Great Britain: July 2025 to June 2026
Congestion on the Strategic Road Network (motorways and ‘A’ roads managed by National Highways) in England, and on locally managed ‘A’ roads in Great Britain for the year ending June 2026.
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Don’t mind the gap: level boarding commitment for new trains
Disabled passengers and families are set to benefit from unassisted level boarding as the standard on new Great British Railways (GBR) trains.
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Accredited official statistics: Light rail and tram statistics, England: year ending March 2026
Light rail and tram systems in England, including passenger journeys, vehicle miles, infrastructure and user profiles.
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Official Statistics: Transport Statistics Geography Portal: September 2026
Quarterly update to the website that presents existing published official statistics, by the Department for Transport, in a geographical format.
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Transparency data: DfT: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, April to June 2026
Data on gifts and hospitality received by special advisers and meetings they attended with senior media figures.
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Transparency data: DfT: ministerial travel and meetings, April to June 2026
Details of transport ministers' overseas travel and external meetings.
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Policy paper: Rolling stock and infrastructure strategy
Sets out how Great British Railways (GBR) will plan passenger trains, infrastructure, depots and maintenance as one system in the UK.
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Government explores buying trains over leasing in new rail strategy
Passengers will benefit from more reliable trains, better connectivity and a greener railway across the UK.
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Transport Secretary to nationalise Avanti West Coast services at first opportunity
From 7 March 2027, Avanti West Coast's services will be nationalised to improve infrastructure, cut delays and improve the passenger experience.
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Summer savings scheme helped families cut costs with over 14 million free bus journeys
The scheme's success is part of the government's wider effort to make bus travel more affordable and accessible for everyone in the UK.
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Transparency data: DfT: business appointment rules advice, 2026
Summaries of advice given under the business appointment rules to applicants at SCS2 and SCS1 level and equivalents.
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Transparency data: DfT: senior officials’ business expenses and meetings, April to June 2026
DfT: senior officials’ business expenses and meetings, April to June 2026.
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Maritime Coastguard Agency celebrates World Maritime Day 2026
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has written to the International Maritime Organization on World Maritime Day.
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Research: Evaluating UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions
Sets out findings from the independent evaluation of the UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions (UK SHORE) programme.
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Road safety statistics: data tables
Detailed statistics about reported personal injury road collisions for Great Britain, vehicles and casualties involved.
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Accredited official statistics: Reported road casualties Great Britain: fatal 4 factsheet
These factsheets provide an overview of factors associated with fatal collisions, including speed, alcohol and drugs and seatbelt non-wearing.
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Accredited official statistics: Reported road casualties Great Britain: older and younger driver factsheets
These factsheets provide an overview of casualties in collisions involving older (aged 70 and over) and younger (aged 17 to 24) drivers.
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Official Statistics: Reported road casualties Great Britain: involving driving for work
Estimates of the number of collisions involving at least one driver who is driving for work, based on the journey purpose recorded within STATS19 or assumptions based on vehicle type.
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Guidance: Road safety statistics: interactive data tools
Links to tools which provide access to bespoke tabulation, visualisation and mapping of road collision and casualty data
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Accredited official statistics: Reported road casualties Great Britain: child casualty factsheet
An overview of child casualties (aged 0 to 15) in reported road collisions in Great Britain
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Official Statistics: Linking STATS19 fatalities and ONS death registration data
This report summarises initial work to link STATS19 data for those killed in reported road collisions with death registration data collected by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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Official Statistics: Matching STATS19 collision data to a road network: feasibility
A report on work to assess the feasibility of matching STATS19 data to a road network, to improve the validation and utility of official road casualty statistics.
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Official Statistics: Linking police and health data on road collisions: feasibility study
A feasibility study based on a subset of ambulance service data for one area, as the first stage of a wider project with the Pre-hospital Research and Audit Network (PRANA).
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Guidance: STATS19 collection and use: impacts of the 2024 specification
This report summarises the impact that the transition to the 2024 STATS19 specification has had on providers collecting data in this format.
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Research: Exploring disabled people’s use and experiences of rail in Great Britain
Research that provides an evidence base on disabled people’s rail use and identifies opportunities to improve rail accessibility across Great Britain.
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Accredited official statistics: Reported road casualties Great Britain, additional analysis: 2025
Further analysis and development work related to personal injury collision and casualty statistics on public roads in Great Britain for 2025.
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Road safety statistics: topic summaries and ad-hoc reports
Factsheets and analysis relating to reported road casualty statistics, including more detailed analysis of topics covered in the annual publication, as well as development work.
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Transparency data: DfT: spending over £500, July 2026
Spending by a government procurement card (GPC), over £500.
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Transparency data: DfT: spending over £25,000, May 2026
Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.
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Accredited official statistics: Vehicle licensing statistics: April to June 2026
Licensed and registered motor vehicle statistics in Great Britain and the United Kingdom for April to June 2026.
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Making active places 2026
The Transport Secretary sets out the government’s approach to active travel at the making active places conference.
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Transparency data: DfT: workforce management information, August 2026
Reports on departmental staff numbers and costs.
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Accredited official statistics: Quarterly bus fares statistics: April to June 2026
Local bus fares statistics in Great Britain for April to June 2026.
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Updating the safety at street works and road works code of practice
Seeks views on proposed updates to the safety at street works and road works code of practice.
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Guidance: Accessibility standards for bus manufacturers
Sets out the agreement of an expert panel on how bus manufacturers can improve accessibility for passengers.
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Chiltern Railways brought into public ownership
Chiltern Railways brought into public ownership with more daily services and more reliable journeys.
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Official Statistics: Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Mandate statistics 2026: First provisional release
Supply of sustainable aviation fuel under the SAF Mandate for January to December 2026.
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Official Statistics: Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) statistics 2026: First provisional release
Supply of renewable fuels for January to December 2026.
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Policy paper: Update on the long-term rail strategy
Sets out the proposed direction for the long-term rail strategy.
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Your cancellation’s covered: new scheme to help stranded rail passengers arrives this weekend
From 20 September 2026, if a train is cancelled, passengers can get on another operator’s service and carry on their journey without paying again.
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Free rail travel expanded to bereaved veteran families this Remembrance weekend
Bereaved military family members can travel for free on National Rail services to attend Remembrance events between 7 and 8 November 2026.
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New British-built trains to transform railways and reindustrialise Britain
£1 billion investment in 29 new British-built battery-electric trains will deliver faster, more reliable journeys across the North, supporting 6,000 UK jobs and boosting capacity.
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Accredited official statistics: National Travel Survey: 2025
National Travel Survey (NTS) covering personal travel in 2025 by residents of England. Statistics on how and why people travel, their vehicles and licences.
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More comfortable commutes ahead: rail reform spells end of the 'ironing-board' seat era on Thameslink trains
Thameslink will upgrade its standard class seat cushions from 2027 to give millions of passengers a more comfortable commute.
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National Travel Survey standard errors
Data tables containing measures of uncertainty for selected National Travel Survey statistics, produced by Department for Transport.
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Policy paper: Air Pollution Awareness Coalition (APAC)
The Air Pollution Awareness Coalition (APAC) is a cross-sector coalition to improve public understanding of air pollution and support action to reduce harm.
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Bus Services Act 2025: improving information about local services
Seeks views on using new powers to request and publish bus operators' data and develop a fully digital system for providing local bus service information.
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Policy paper: Journey to Great British Railways: policy publication timetable
A list of policy documents and consultations linked to the government’s rail reform programme.