Consultation on revised guidance on developing and maintaining staff competence
10 November 2016
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We have now completed the consultation on the revision of this guidance.
Rail
Office of Rail and Road update - November 2016
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Welcome to ORR’s first monthly newsletter. We hope you find this brief snapshot of our activities informative and useful. Feedback is always welcome. And remember, you can keep up to date with us on Twitter @railandroad.
ORR appoints new Director, Railway Planning and Performance
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has appointed Graham Richards substantively as Director, Railway Performance and Planning. Graham was previously acting as interim in the role following the departure of the previous incumbent.
Regulator publishes revised guidance for rail industry on developing and maintaining staff competence
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has published updated guidance on developing and maintaining staff competence for use in the railway industry.
Competence
2 November 2016
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We have produced detailed guidance on developing and maintaining staff competence.
Positive steps towards a more consumer-focused rail retail industry
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) today concluded its review of the rail retail market, which focused on how tickets are sold to passengers.
Transport Secretary appoints three new non-executive directors to join the board of the Office of Rail and Road
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As announced by the Department for Transport, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has appointed three new non-executive directors to join the board of the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), the independent body which regulates Britain’s railways and monitors Highways England.
Railway safety levy consultation
28 September 2016
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We sought views on a standard format for the submission of railway service providers’ financial information to us for safety levy apportionment purposes.
Network Rail fined £4million for Suffolk level crossing fatality
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Network Rail has been fined £4million for breaches of health and safety law which led to a fatality at Gipsy Lane pedestrian level crossing near Needham Market, Suffolk, in 2011.
New General Approval for freight track access contracts
19 September 2016
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Date published: 30 September 2016 Closing date: 11 November 2016, 5pm The purpose of this consultation was to seek views on a proposed new General Approval for freight track access contracts, to replace the Freight Access (Track Access Contracts) General Approval 2012. The new General Approval reflects changes in industry processes and the model freight track access contracts, and modifications to