The UK Statistics Authority wrote about statements on free bus travel
The letter is dated 1 August 2018. The UK Statistics Authority published it as Response to statements on free bus travel
. Below are 3 passages from the letter in the regulator's own words.
What the UK Statistics Authority wrote
“We were asked to investigate the evidence for the claim that Labour’s policy “could save young people up to £1,000 a year.””
“I regret to say that the source of the average fare used to calculate this claim remains unclear and the analysis underpinning it has not been published.”
“The Code of Practice for Statistics requires that assumptions and methodologies are published at the time a claim is made, or earlier.”
From UK Statistics Authority, letter of 1 August 2018. Read the full letter.
Receipt
| Read from | https://uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/correspondence/response-to-statements-on-free-bus-travel/ |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
| SHA-256 | 601d8c1760bdd89236feb56cd8d2dfd9fb4639613e6c9d70d9a9929a295aa820 |
| PDF on the letter page | https://uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/David-Norgrove-to-Rt-Hon-Jeremy-Corbyn-MP-Free-Bus-Travel-20180801.pdf1853d5bdf1db5b427d686bcddf7814fb812565b55ce72ee3c3754b7ef911ce3a |