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Periodic review 2018 (PR18) legal notices and CP6 price lists

21 March 2017

This page includes legal notices issued as part of PR18. It also includes links to Network Rail's price lists for track access charges.

Report a suspected competition issue

10 March 2017

We welcome information from industry participants, representative groups and the public about practices/conduct that may infringe competition law.

Applying for safety permissions, certificates or authorisations

9 March 2017

We grant health and safety permissions and approvals to railway operators. There is detailed guidance on how to apply.

Occupational health compliance and good practice

1 March 2017

As part of ORR's strategy to raise awareness on occupational health under our health programme, we will publicise recent cases where formal enforcement action has been taken to secure legal compliance.

Consultation on the goal-setting principles for railway safety

5 January 2017

With this consultation we sought views on a draft document ‘Goal-setting principles for railway safety’ which sets out our high-level expectations for new or altered works, railway vehicles, plant and equipment.

Driver Controlled Operation (DCO)

4 January 2017

The issue of safety relating to the interface between the platform and train and the safe dispatch of trains is an area of focus for the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) and the industry.

ORR’s independent review of RSSB in 2016

28 November 2016

Consultation on revised guidance on developing and maintaining staff competence

10 November 2016

We have now completed the consultation on the revision of this guidance.

Rail staff competence

2 November 2016

We have produced detailed guidance on developing and maintaining staff competence.

Periodic review 2018 (PR18) initial consultation and conclusions

10 August 2016

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

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