Roads: Accidents
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 February 2026 to Question 111459 on Motorways: Accidents, whether her Department plans to amend the STATS19 road traffic collision reporting system so that the type of central reservation barrier involved in collisions is recorded where relevant.
Answered by Simon Lightwood
There are no plans to amend the STATS19 collection in this way.
The STATS19 collection is reviewed every 5 to 10 years. The last such review commenced in 2018, with the agreed recommendations being rolled out to police force collection systems from the start of 2024, and expected to be complete during 2026.
These reviews seek to balance the need for information with the burdens placed on police, bearing in mind that STATS19 is based on information available to the reporting officer at the scene of the collision rather than a detailed investigation.
The date for the next STATS19 review has not yet been set. The timing is agreed by the Standing Committee for Road Injury Collision Statistics (SCRICS), which meets annually to consider whether there is sufficient need for a review.
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