Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 95592

Railways: Crimes of Violence

Tabled: 1 December 2025

Answered: 9 December 2025

Question

John McDonnell

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she requires the train companies contracted to her Department to include trade union health and safety representatives in post violent incident activity including safety inspections, violence at work po

Answer

Keir Mather

Train operating companies must comply with the law, which includes the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The Office of Rail and Road, as the independent railway safety regulator for the UK, oversees these legal requirements. Its enforcement powers deriv...

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