Enforcement

Our inspectors have a number of powers given to them by the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, which range from giving advice and information through to prosecution in the courts.

This page contains details of prohibition notices issued in 2021.

This page contains details of improvement notices issued in 2020.

Given the impact of the current COVID-19 crisis, we have taken the decision to close the market study at this time. This will allow industry to focus on operational and safety issues during these challenging times.

This page contains details of prohibition notices issued in 2020.

This page contains details of improvement notices issued in 2019

This page contains details of prohibition notices issued in 2019.

In October 2018, ORR opened two separate investigations to consider whether Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) and Northern breached their licence condition around providing appropriate, accurate and timely information in both the run-up to the introduction of the 20 May 2018 timetable and also during the disruption that followed.

This page contains information about our enforcement action taken against Network Rail and others. It covers enforcement orders, monetary penalties, notices in lieu of enforcement action and breaches where no action was taken.