Policy decisions

Reference: ORR/004/2012 Date published: 14 May 2012 Start date: 14 May 2012 Closing date: 11 June 2012 We consulted on some changes to our penalties policy, in light of the comments we received from our previous 'role of the regulator' consultation (December 2011). These changes will give us more flexibility to consider accepting commitments to make improvements for passengers as an alternative to

Reference: ORR/006/2012 Date published: 18 July 2012 Start date: 18 July 2012 Closing date: 14 September 2012 On 18 July 2012, we published a consultation on proposals to formalise the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) by including new conditions in the operating licenses of train operators and Network Rail requiring them to be members of, and participate in the work of, RDG. RDG was established in June

Joint Regulators Group (JRG) statement on cost benefit analysis methodology JRG has published a statement on the methodology used for discounting for cost-benefit analyses (CBAs). These analyses may be used by regulators when considering measures that generate consumer or wider public benefits, while requiring regulated firms to incur some costs. CBAs enable regulators to estimate the value of the

Reference: ORR/012/2012 Date published: 3 December 2012 Start date: 3 December 2012 Closing date: 18 January 2013 We have asked for views on how the arrangements for regulating with Network Rail's land disposals have worked in practice over the last two years and to propose some further improvements. We last revised our arrangements in October 2010, at the same time as the rail value for money

Reference: ORR/004/2013 Date published: 26 February 2013 Start date: 26 February 2013 Closing date: 23 April 2013 The general approval (stations) and general approval (depots) 2010 have been in force for over two years. To ensure the policies remain fit for purpose, we wrote to access parties – those with day to day use of the general approvals – to seek their views on some changes we proposed and

Reference: ORR/001/2013 Date published: 21 January 2013 Start date: 21 January 2013 Closing date: 15 February 2013 This consultation reported on the draft business plan that ORR developed using its new strategic objectives as a basis to describe the activities to deliver its priorities for the year 2013-14. All ORR's stakeholders should have an interest in how it proposes to regulate the industry

Reference: ORR/003/2013 Date published: 19 February 2013 Start date: 19 February 2013 Closing date: 16 April 2013 The concession agreement, a contract between High Speed 1 (HS1) Limited, which owns and operates the HS1 network, and the secretary of state for transport, sets out the purpose, and in general terms, the process for conducting periodic reviews. The concession agreement sets out ORR's

We sought views on a draft exemption to allow the placing on the market of asbestos-containing railway vehicles, and asbestos-containing components of railway vehicles. This stems from a consultation by The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) on proposals for draft regulations that would allow the placing on the market and use of a second-hand asbestos-containing article

The Localism Act 2011 requires local planning authorities, and certain other public bodies to cooperate in planning processes which are of bigger than local significance, by engaging "constructively, actively and on an ongoing basis" to develop strategic policies. In particular, the duty: relates to sustainable development or use of land that would have a significant impact on at least two local

Date published: 15 November 2013 Closing date: 12 December 2013 This was a formal statutory consultation on our updated proposed changes to conditions in Network Rail's network licence. The changes are mainly to clarify, streamline and simplify obligations. Subject to this consultation and Network Rail's consent, we intend to make the changes proposed no later than 1 April 2014. This consultation