Policy decisions

Consultation outcome In January 2020 we published a consultation on an updated monitoring framework and enforcement policy for Highways England, titled Holding Highways England to account. This new policy replaces our existing monitoring framework and enforcement policy for Highways England and comes into effect for the start of road period 2, from 1 April 2020. We received 17 responses to the

updated guidance, reflecting the European Commission’s Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2177 of 22 November 2017 on access to service facilities and rail-related services (stations, light maintenance depots, freight terminals and other sites and associated services).

Following our consultation in March, we are now updating our regulatory arrangements 2013 for the way we deal with Network Rail's land disposals.

We have published the results of research which reviews complaints handling in regulated sectors which have an ombudsman.

Alongside the Accessible Travel Policy Guidance and the responses themselves, we have published a summary of the responses, and set out the steps we will take to ensure train and station operators, including Network Rail, deliver these improvements.

We have now published separate guides for the Train Driving Licences and Certificates Regulations 2010.

Further information Train Driving Licences and Certificates Regulations 2010 (TDLCR) - Overview document 17 December 2018 Privacy policy

This consultation sought views on the proposed changes to the Risk Management Maturity Model (RM3).

In November 2018, we published a consultation on a new regulatory policy for holding Network Rail to account for delivery of the commitments in our determination, and the obligations in its network licence. This new policy replaces the existing economic enforcement policy for Network Rail and comes into effect for the start of Control Period 6.

Consultation and outcome of proposed changes to assessing the quality of Network Rail's stakeholder engagement in CP6