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Recommendation 27
27
Accepted
Paragraph: 112
The Department for Transport and Network Rail should set out a timetable for implementing a...
Recommendation
The Department for Transport and Network Rail should set out a timetable for implementing a detailed mitigation strategy to minimise disruption caused by the implementation of the IRP. This should set out a strategy for each individual project and must include plans for consultation with local communities and stakeholders, in partnership with local authorities.
Government Response Summary
The government accepts the rationale for a detailed mitigation strategy to minimize disruption caused by the IRP, to be done on a project-by-project basis, with work already underway on TRU and HS2 including consultation with communities and stakeholders.
Paragraph Reference:
112
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
The Government accepts the rationale for this recommendation. Given the different stages of development work and timing of construction for individual schemes, this will be done on a project-by-project basis. Work on detailed mitigation is already underway, for example on TRU and HS2. For HS2 this is managed through a range of environmental controls, including a comprehensive Code of Construction Practice. Consultation with communities and stakeholders is undertaken in accordance with the HS2 Community Engagement Strategy which sets out core principles to inform, involve, consult and respond, and implemented on the ground through community engagement teams, a 24hr helpline, escalation routes, Commissioners, and construction inspectors).