Health and safety prosecutions
1 November 2023
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Details of ORR health and safety prosecutions resulting in conviction since 1 April 2006.
Enforcement
Health and safety enforcement powers and policy
18 September 2023
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Our inspectors have a number of powers given to them by the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, which range from giving advice and information through to prosecution in the courts.
Sandilands tram incident
10 June 2022
Prohibition notices 2021
20 May 2021
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This page contains details of prohibition notices issued in 2021.
Improvement notices 2020
25 November 2020
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This page contains details of improvement notices issued in 2020.
Market study into the supply of signalling systems
13 May 2020
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Given the impact of the current COVID-19 crisis, we have taken the decision to close the market study at this time. This will allow industry to focus on operational and safety issues during these challenging times.
Prohibition notices 2020
5 February 2020
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This page contains details of prohibition notices issued in 2020.
Improvement notices 2019
8 April 2019
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This page contains details of improvement notices issued in 2019
Prohibition notices 2019
5 April 2019
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This page contains details of prohibition notices issued in 2019.
Investigation into GTR and Northern’s provision of information to passengers during and after the May 2018 timetable disruption
14 March 2019
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In October 2018, ORR opened two separate investigations to consider whether Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) and Northern breached their licence condition around providing appropriate, accurate and timely information in both the run-up to the introduction of the 20 May 2018 timetable and also during the disruption that followed.