Consultation on the overall framework for regulating Network Rail

Draft design for our approach to regulating Network Rail in CP6

This document sets out our approach to regulating Network Rail in control period 6 (CP6, which will run from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2024, as we have consulted on it in the draft determination. Its purpose is a tool to express our proposed framework for regulating Network Rail in a succinct way.

Draft design for our approach to regulating Network Rail in CP6

Working paper 8: Managing Change affecting the PR18 settlements

In June 2018 we published our summary of responses and conclusions on the managing change affecting the PR18 settlements working paper.

Working paper 8: Managing change affecting the PR18 settlements - conclusions
Published 12 June 2018

In March 2018 we published our working paper which sets out our proposed approach to balance the benefits of Network Rail being able to respond flexibly to changing circumstances against the benefits of our PR18 settlements for Network Rail's routes and the system operator.

We received a total of eight responses to the working paper. We would like to thank everyone who responded.

Responses to working paper 8 - managing change affecting the PR18 settlements
Published 12 June 2018

Working paper 8: Managing change affecting the PR18 settlements
Published 28 March 2018

Conclusions on the overall framework for regulating Network Rail

Following careful review of the consultation responses and the valuable engagement we had with stakeholders, in January 2018 we published our conclusions on the Overall Framework consultation.

Along with a letter setting out our conclusions, we also published an updated version of the design framework and a further supporting document summarising stakeholder responses and setting out our comments on these.

Overall framework conclusions letter
Design for PR18 overall framework [version 2.0 - January 2018]
Overall framework summary of comments and our response
25 January 2018

Conclusions on route requirements and scorecards

In January 2018 we published our conclusions on the route requirements and scorecards consultation.

Summary of responses to ORR's consultation on route requirements and scorecards
25 January 2018

Conclusions on possible measures of the System Operator’s performance

In November 2017 we published our conclusions on the possible measures of the System Operator's performance consultation.

Possible measures of the System Operator’s performance summary of comments and response

July 2017 consultation documents

Date published: 27 July 2017
Closing date: 21 September 2017

In July 2017, we published our consultation on the 2018 periodic review (PR18) Overall Framework for regulating Network Rail in CP6. The consultation sought views on:

• putting an increasing focus on regulating each of Network Rail's route businesses;
• encouraging closer working between Network Rail and operators;
• making greater use of comparison between routes to incentivise delivery; and
• strengthening our regulation of Network Rail's System Operator function.

This approach should facilitate Network Rail to become more efficient and responsive to the needs of its customers, strengthen its accountability, and contribute to better outcomes for passengers, freight customers and taxpayers.

The consultation comprised three documents:

• a main document consulting on the overall framework for regulating Network Rail; and

Two subsidiary documents on:

• route requirements and scorecards; and
• possible measures of the System Operator's performance