National Statistics Status of Rail Passenger Numbers and Crowding Statistics
Published 24 July 2019
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National Statistics status means that our statistics meet the highest standards of trustworthiness, quality and public value, and it is our responsibility to maintain compliance with these standards.
The continued designation of the Rail Passenger Numbers and Crowding statistics as National Statistics was confirmed in July 2013 following a compliance check by the UK Statistics Authority. The statistics last underwent a review against the Code of Practice in October 2017.
Changes to these statistics
Since the latest review by the Office for Statistics Regulation, we have continued to comply with the Code of Practice for Statistics, and have:
- improved the accessibility of the statistics by creating a digital dashboard to allow for easier comparisons across cities
- added more value by including additional cities in the statistics and adding contextual commentary to explain the trends
- introduced automated quality assurance processes of the raw data, making better use of historic data for validation