Consultation outcome

Rail decentralisation: devolving decision-making on passenger rail services in England

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 8 March 2012
• Last updated: 27 November 2012 바카라 사이트� See all updates

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

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This document sets out a summary of the responses received and the government바카라 사이트檚 comments on those responses.

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Original consultation

Summary

Consultation about devolving accountability and decision-making to local rail services.

This consultation ran from
8 March 2012 to 11:45pm on 28 June 2012

Consultation description

Most train services in England are specified, funded and managed centrally by the Department for Transport based in London. Passenger Transport Executives바카라 사이트� (PTEs) and local authorities바카라 사이트� influence over the rail services provided in their local area is limited.

In line with its aspirations for localism, the government is seeking to devolve, where appropriate, more accountability and decision-making related to local rail services to sub-national bodies, such as local authorities and PTEs. This consultation explores how this might be done in parts of England.

Why we are consulting

The government wishes to seek views on whether improved outcomes for transport users might be achieved in some cases if more decisions relating to local rail services were made closer to the communities they serve.

We are also inviting sub-national bodies - PTEs and local authorities - to indicate their interest and come forward with outline proposals for taking on decision-making responsibility for passenger rail services in their area.

This consultation complements the command paper, 바카라 사이트楻eforming our railways바카라 사이트�, published today. That sets out the government바카라 사이트檚 vision for rail and responds to Sir Roy McNulty바카라 사이트檚 independent report on value for money on the railways.

Related documents

• Command paper: Reforming our railways
• Consultation: Rail fares and ticketing review
• Rail reform command paper oral statement by the Secretary of State for Transport, 8 March 2012
• Ending inflation-busting rail fare rises press release, 8 March 2012

Documents

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Published 8 March 2012

Last updated 27 November 2012 + show all updates

1. 27 November 2012

   Added a consultation responses publication.

2. 8 March 2012

   First published.