Economic regulation

This work will support government plans to boost investment and drive economic growth across the UK.

Our investment framework provides a means for infrastructure projects to be approved, specified and delivered outside of the periodic review process.

Access charges framework for the national rail network.

We are responsible for monitoring and enforcing the performance and efficiency of National Highways.

Information on our role in the development of the future road investment strategies, and links to key documents relating to the advice we provided during the development of RIS2 (2020 to 2025).

Reports on Network Rail’s efficiency and wider financial performance, and the wider rail industry’s productivity.

As the combined safety and economic regulator for Britain’s railway, we reviewed how costs and benefits are assessed for safety initiatives, and whether reasonable practicability is systematically tested by dutyholders.

This content and related publications refer to our annual assessment of safety on the strategic road network.

We are responsible for monitoring and enforcing the performance and efficiency of National Highways in its delivery of the Smart Motorway Action Plan.