We monitor on the quality of Network Rail's engagement with its stakeholder community.
Network Rail should be engaging with its stakeholders in a way that improves delivery for passengers and freight, and enhances value for money.
Annual assessment
Our annual assessment for the second year of CP7 is presented in a letter to Network Rail. It provides a high-level overview of Network Rail's stakeholder engagement between April 2025 and March 2026.
The assessment found evidence of stakeholder engagement being undertaken across a broad range of stakeholder groups and business areas, supported by more established governance and assurance arrangements, greater sharing of learning and good practice, and examples of stakeholder engagement influencing decisions and delivery.
Our approach
Our CP6 approach has provided a good baseline understanding of Network Rail’s stakeholder engagement and has supported improvements in its approach. This enables our work across CP7 to be more streamlined by focusing efforts on the issues identified. In the event that substantive issues arise with Network Rail’s stakeholder engagement in CP7, we will work with it to understand and address the causes and will highlight to Network Rail areas for improvement.
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- Annual assessment for April 2023 to March 2024
Published 12 September 2024