Source · Select Committees · Transport Committee
Recommendation 12
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Ensure statutory guidance includes details on how ORR should balance GBR duties.
Conclusion
There are benefits to unified duties but the Bill is insufficiently clear on how they will operate in decision-making, in particular the weighting to be assigned to each factor. The Office of Rail and Road will enforce GBR’s business plan but is not bound by it. If the Government intends ORR to have regard to detail on how to balance duties that is contained in the business plan, it must put that detail into statutory guidance. (Conclusion, Paragraph 38)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 24 April 2026. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗