Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 97948

Railways: Anti-social Behaviour

Tabled: 8 December 2025
Answered: 15 December 2025

Question

Navendu Mishra

LabourStockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, (a) what discussions her Department has had with Avanti West Coast on the use of Withdrawal of Implied Permission (WIP) notices to address anti-social behaviour on the rail network and (b) whether the Departmen

Answer

Keir Mather
No such discussions have taken place. Usage of Withdrawal of Implied Permission (WIP) notices is an operational matter for operators, Network Rail and the British Transport Police. The Department keeps security under constant review, however no change of ...

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