Consultations

In November 2018, we published a consultation on a new regulatory policy for holding Network Rail to account for delivery of the commitments in our determination, and the obligations in its network licence. This new policy replaces the existing economic enforcement policy for Network Rail and comes into effect for the start of Control Period 6.

Consultation and outcome of proposed changes to assessing the quality of Network Rail's stakeholder engagement in CP6

Consultation setting out three implementation issues for levying infrastructure cost charges (ICCs):

Consultation on roles and responsibilities for Network Rail's enhancements work in Control Period 6 (CP6) as this will be treated differently to operations, maintenance and renewals expenditure in the Periodic Review 2018 (PR18).

This consultation set out the specific changes we proposed to make to Network Rail's track and station access agreements during CP6 as part of PR18.

A list of our PR18 consultations organised by the date in which these concluded.

Our draft determination set out our proposed decisions on the process through which we determined what Network Rail should deliver in respect of its role in operating, maintaining and renewing its network in control period 6 (CP6) and how the funding available should be best used to support this.

consultation invited suggestions for improvements to the clarity, consistency and simplicity of the contractual drafting of schedules 4, 7 and 8 of the model freight and passenger track access contracts.

Overview Good quality financial information is important for effective regulation as it helps to ensure that the interests of customers and funders are properly protected. Network Rail's regulatory financial statements are the primary sources of information about the company's financial performance. We recently consulted on how we should assess Network Rail's efficiency and financial performance

Our decisions on the financial framework supplementary document that forms part of ORR's draft determination for PR18.

We have published our conclusions for revising notification factors for franchised passenger operators in PR18.

As part of PR18, we have reviewed the structure of the charges levied for use of the network and the incentives in place on Network Rail and train operators.

Comments on Network Rail's strategic business plans (SBPs) for control period 6

This page provides details of our work and publications on developing the framework for Network Rail’s national system operator (NSO) in control period 6 (CP6) as part of the 2018 periodic review (PR18).

This consultation document sought views on what Network Rail, ORR and the wider industry needed to do differently to improve renewals efficiency in CP6.

As part of the 2018 periodic review (PR18), Network Rail will produce strategic business plans (SBPs) which will form the main source of evidence that we will use to determine Network Rail’s funding and outputs for CP6.

Draft design for our approach to regulating Network Rail in CP6 This document sets out our approach to regulating Network Rail in control period 6 (CP6, which will run from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2024, as we have consulted on it in the draft determination. Its purpose is a tool to express our proposed framework for regulating Network Rail in a succinct way. Draft design for our approach to

In May 2016, we published our first major consultation on the 2018 periodic review (PR18). PR18 would determine Network Rail Infrastructure Limited’s (Network Rail’s) outputs and funding in control period 6 (CP6, which will run from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2024). P

Date published: 10 December 2015 Closing date: 4 March 2016 This consultation looked at the way in which Network Rail charges train operators for use of its network. These charges affect decisions made by operators, Network Rail and funders. This was the first consultation as part of a comprehensive review of Network Rail’s structure of charges for Control Period 6, (CP6) - (2019-2024) and beyond

In late 2015, we began preparing for reviews of Schedules 4 and 8 of the track access contract (the possessions and performance regimes, respectively) for the 2018 periodic review of Network Rail (PR18).