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Railways and Passenger Benefits Bill

The King's Speech 2026 transport bill to establish Great British Railways and deliver passenger-focused rail reform.


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19 Nov 2025 | Government response Building Owners and Managers linked direct

Letter from the Secretary of State for Transport relating to the Government response to A Railway fit for Britain's future consultation, dated 11 November 2025

Why linked: Letter from Secretary of State for Transport on Government response to 'A Railway fit for Britain's future' consultation (November 2025) - directly addresses rail reform policy consultation response contemporaneous with bill progression

Direction: to_committee

5 Nov 2025 | Consultation outcome Department for Transport Context · primary home: Rail Regulation and Performan… linked evidence

A railway fit for Britain's future

Why linked: Filled the "Government rail strategy or rail reform policy documents that frame the Bill's objectives" gap via web research

Seeking views on proposals to reform Great Britain’s railways.

1 Nov 2025 | Government response British Transport Police Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee Department for Transport Network Rail Office of Rail and Road Regulatory Policy Committee Transport Committee Transport Focus evidence

A Railway Fit for Britain's Future – Government Response CP 1442 (Full PDF, November 2025)

Why linked: Filled the "Franchise operating model transition documents" gap via web research

The full PDF of the government's consultation response on rail reform, detailing the transition away from the franchise operating model toward a publicly owned, GBR-led structure, and confirming the Railways Bill (now Railways and Passenger Benefits Bill) as the legislative …

19 Feb 2024 | Consultation (closed) Office of Rail and Road Context · primary home: Rail Regulation and Performan… linked evidence

Response to DfT consultation on primary legislative changes required to effect rail reform

Why linked: Filled the "Consultation responses on rail franchising, regulation, or service standards" gap via web research

The Department for Transport (DfT) consulted between 9 June 2022 and 4 August 2022 seeking views on primary legislative changes required to effect rail reform as set out in the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail.

20 Dec 2023 | Consultation (closed) CAA Context · primary home: Civil Aviation Bill linked direct

Consultation on Statement of Policy on Penalties under Chapter 1 of Transport Act 2000

Why linked: Consultation on ORR penalties policy; provides regulatory context for enforcement framework under Transport Act 2000

This document consults on a draft statement of policy on penalties to support our enforcement work under the Transport Act 2000 (“TA00”) in the light of the changes introduced to the TA00 by section 10 of the Air Traffic Management …