Railways: Disability

(asked on 18th November 2016) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has received reports of any train operating companies that are not compliant with the Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Non-Interoperable Rail System) Regulations 2010.


Answered by
Paul Maynard Portrait
Paul Maynard
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 23rd November 2016

When approached by a train operator, the Secretary of State has the power to grant exemptions under section 183 of the Equality Act 2010 for areas of minor non-compliance, which cannot be rectified for technical or operational reasons, that are identified by the operator. All applications for exemption are subject to stakeholder and public consultation, including scrutiny from the Disabled Person’s Transport Advisory Committee, the Office of Rail and Road, Transport Focus and (if applicable) London TravelWatch. The Secretary of State has a duty to publish an annual report to parliament on all exemptions he grants.

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