About ORR

The Office of Rail and Road plays a crucial role ensuring safety, assuring value and driving the performance of Britain's railways and England’s strategic road network.

Preparing for the future access and licensing regimes

7 October 2026
We are developing our approach to carrying out our future access appeals role. We are preparing for the changes needed to licences and access arrangements for parties outside GBR that will remain subject to our licensing and access regulation.

Monitoring whole-system performance

7 October 2026
We are establishing how we will monitor and report on GBR’s performance against its business plan and the GBR licence, where we will also have an enforcement role.

The Railways Bill

7 October 2026
The Railways Bill gives ORR new roles and changes how we perform some existing functions.

Whistleblowing to ORR

5 October 2026
Information on how to make a whistleblowing disclosure to the Office of Rail and Road.
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