Consultations

Here you’ll find all our consultations, both open and concluded, past policy, licence and access casework consultations. You’ll also find our response to consultations from other organisations.

ORR’s approach to monitoring and reviewing markets

20 July 2016
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This consultation is now closed. Publication of updated guidance On 30 January 2017, having considered responses to our consultation, we published the final version of our approach to monitoring and reviewing markets. ORR response to consultation Angel Trains Ltd response to consultation Rail Delivery Group response to consultation ORR’s guidance on approach to monitoring and reviewing markets The

Consultation on our approach to the enforcement of competition law in the railways sector

18 January 2016
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This consultation is now closed. Publication of updated guidance On 31 March 2016, having considered responses to our consultation, we published the final version of our approach to the enforcement of the Competition Act 1998 in relation to the supply of services relating to railways. ORR response to consultation Network Rail’s response to consultation Transport for London’s response to

Deep Sea Container rail transport services - ORR consultation on modified commitments proposal

18 November 2015
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Date published: 19 November 2015 Closing date: 27 November 2015 The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) opened a consultation on modified commitments proposed by Freightliner Group Limited and Freightliner Limited (Freightliner) to address its competition concerns in relation to Freightliner’s conduct in the provision of Deep Sea Container rail transport services between certain ports and key inland

Retail market review conclusions

7 September 2015
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ORR’s Retail Market Review focused on who sells tickets, what tickets are sold, where and how tickets are sold, and the ticket format. We considered this from the point of view of the industry rules and practices that govern how all retailers (train operating companies (TOCs) and third party retailers) sell tickets.

Consultation on commitments proposed by Freightliner to address competition concerns

3 September 2015
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Date published: 3 September 2015 Closing date: 1 October 2015 (17:00) The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) [currently operating as the Office of Rail and Road] opened a consultation on commitments proposed by Freightliner Group Limited and Freightliner Limited (Freightliner) to address ORR's competition concerns. This commitments proposal follows an ORR investigation under the Competition Act 1998