Williams-Shapps Plan For Rail – UK Government Publishes Consultation On Legislative Changes

On 9 June 2022 the Department for Transport (DfT) published a consultation on the primary legislative changes to implement the rail reforms outlined in the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail (Plan for Rail). The consultation covers the core functions of Great British Railways (GBR), the new governance framework and the reform of wider industry structures. Responses on the consultation are requested by 4 August 2022.

LEGISLATIVE REFORMS

To implement the Plan for Rail the consultation outlines the key legislative reforms to:

• establish GBR and provide it with the powers necessary to perform its envisaged functions;
• facilitate the introduction of the passenger services contracts; and