National statistics released over 48 hours cover insolvency, roads, nature, planning and mortality
A cluster of official releases between 18 and 20 August 2026 provides a near-simultaneous national picture of insolvency, travel times, renewable fuel supply, children's nature access, planning performance and mortality.
The Insolvency Service said the individual insolvency release includes monthly tables and commentary on the numbers and rates of individual insolvencies, including bankruptcies, debt relief orders and individual voluntary arrangements, in England and Wales and Northern Ireland, plus quarterly information for Scotland and Breathing Space scheme statistics for England and Wales [1]. The company insolvency release covers the numbers, rates and sectors of companies that have entered formal insolvency procedures in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland [2].
The Department for Transport published travel-time measures for congestion on the Strategic Road Network in England and locally managed 'A' roads in Great Britain for the year ending June 2026 [3], [4]. It separately issued the first provisional Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation statistics for 2026, covering the supply of renewable fuels for January to December 2026 [6].
Natural England released an updated 2022 Children's People and Nature Survey, which ran during school holidays and term-time to understand how children and young people aged 8 to 15 in England engage with the natural environment inside and outside school [5].
The Planning Inspectorate published experimental statistics on performance against Ministerial Measures on 20 August 2026 [7].
Sources
- The Insolvency Service: Accredited official statistics: Individual insolvencies, July 2026
- The Insolvency Service: Accredited official statistics: Company insolvencies, July 2026
- Department for Transport GOV.UK activity: Accredited official statistics: Travel time measures for the Strategic Road Network and local ‘A’ roads: July 2025 to June 2026
- Department for Transport GOV.UK activity: Accredited official statistics: Travel time measures for the Strategic Road Network and local ‘A’ roads: July 2025 to June 2026
- Natural England GOV.UK announcements: Official Statistics: The Children’s People and Nature Survey for England: 2022 update
- Department for Transport GOV.UK activity: Official Statistics: Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) statistics 2026: First provisional release
- Planning Inspectorate: Official Statistics: Planning Inspectorate Ministerial Measures - Experimental Statistics 20 August 2026
- UK Health Security Agency GOV.UK announcements: Official Statistics: Weekly all-cause mortality surveillance: 2026 to 2027
- UK Health Security Agency GOV.UK announcements: Official Statistics: Cold mortality monitoring report, England: winter 2025 to 2026
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