Railways: Safety
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to publish guidance on the Office of Rail and Road's enforcement actions for safety breaches.
Answered by Keir Mather
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is the independent railway safety regulator for the UK. Its enforcement powers derive from the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and range from giving advice and information through to prosecution in the courts. The ORR has issued a policy statement that explains how it enforces health and safety law and has developed an Enforcement Management Model, which sets out the factors to be considered when deciding whether to take enforcement action, to ensure a consistent approach is taken by its inspectors.
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