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Cranston Inquiry dashboard Recommendations Dashboard - User Guide

Published 13 October 2026

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Quick Start

This dashboard provides an interactive overview of recommendations from the Cranston Inquiry, and progress updates. Data is updated periodically to reflect the latest positions.

How to Use

  • Choose an Update: Use the “View as of:” dropdown at the top right of the dashboard. The latest update is shown by default
  • Explore: Check the headline figures at the top of the page, use the search box and filter buttons to find recommendations, then select “View” to read a recommendation’s full details
  • Download: Use the Downloads section at the bottom of the page to download the data

Overview Section

  • Summary Section: View the total number of recommendations and how many are completed, in progress or not started, including the percentage completed
  • Distribution: Two bars show how recommendations are split by government response and by delivery status. Select part of a bar to filter the list of recommendations to that group
  • Progress Across Updates: Once a second update is published, a chart will show how delivery status has changed over time, and a “Since Previous Update” section will show what has changed

Data Exploration

  • Search: Search for any word in a recommendation, its government response or its progress update, or search for a recommendation number (for example, 12 or #12)
  • Filter Buttons: Filter by delivery status or by government response. Select “All” to clear the filter
  • Sort: Sort by recommendation number or by delivery status
  • Table or Cards: Switch between a table of recommendations and a card view
  • Recommendation Detail View: Select “View” next to any recommendation (or select its card) to see full details including the recommendation title, full text, government response, delivery status and progress update. Select “Hide” or “Close” to close the details

Key Features

  • Archive Selector: Use the “View as of:” dropdown at the top right of the dashboard to switch between updates. The Latest option shows the most recent update; earlier updates will be added here as new updates are published
  • Downloads: Use the Downloads section at the bottom of the dashboard to download the complete dataset for the update you are viewing as a CSV, Excel (XLSX) or JSON file, or download every published update in one ZIP file
  • Single Recommendation Download: Download any recommendation as a PDF or CSV file from its detail view
  • Data Page: Select “All data and previous updates” at the bottom of the dashboard to see a text-only version of every update, with all download links. It works without JavaScript and is suitable for screen readers and printing
  • Light and Dark Mode: Use the button next to the “View as of:” dropdown to switch between light and dark mode
  • Visual Indicators: Colour-coding shows different responses and statuses for easy identification
  • Accessibility: The dashboard can be used with a keyboard and a screen reader
  • Text Cleaning: Automatic formatting removes excessive spacing and line breaks for improved readability

Government Response Categories

  • Accepted in Full: The government has accepted the recommendation without reservations
  • Under Consideration: The government is still assessing its response to the recommendation

Delivery Status Categories

  • In Progress: Work is currently underway to implement the recommendation
  • Completed: The recommendation has been fully implemented
  • Not Started: Implementation has not yet begun

Additional Notes

  • Recommendations are numbered sequentially from 1 to 18 for easy reference, following the numbering in the Inquiry’s report
  • The Inquiry’s report gives the full text of each recommendation. The shorter recommendation titles shown on the dashboard were written by the Department for Transport to make the list easier to read
  • Several recommendations are marked as completed but describe ongoing ways of working rather than having a single end point; the progress updates explain this
  • Versions of this dashboard will be preserved by the UK Government Web Archive (The National Archives)
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