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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 5 July 2004 |
| Preceding agency | |
| Type | Non-ministerial government department |
| Jurisdiction | United Kingdom |
| Headquarters | 25 Cabot Square London E14 4QZ[1] |
| Employees | 330 (2019/20)[2] |
| Annual budget | £30 million[3] |
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| Website | orr |
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is a non-ministerial government department responsible for the economic and safety regulation of Britain's railways, and the economic monitoring of National Highways.
ORR regulates Network Rail by setting its activities and funding requirements for each Control Period, ensuring train operators have fair access to the railway network, and enforcing compliance with its network licence. ORR also regulates High Speed 1, the Channel Tunnel, and also acts as the appeal body, controls the network statement and monitors the competitive situation of rail services in Northern Ireland. It is the competition authority for the railways and enforces consumer protection law in relation to the railways.[4]
From April 2015, ORR assumed responsibility for monitoring National Highways' management of the strategic road network – the motorways and main 'A' roads in England – and advising the Secretary of State for Transport on the levels of funding and performance requirements for each Road Period.[5]
- ^ "Our offices". Office of Rail and Road. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Annual Report and Accounts 2019-20 July 2020" (PDF). Office of Rail and Road. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ Who we are, Office of Rail Regulation, 28 January 2014, retrieved 11 March 2014
- ^ "Our functions". Office of Rail and Road. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Infrastructure Act 2015". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 April 2024.