Responses to the licence exemptions consultation

The Office of Rail Regulation published Licence Exemptions: Consultation in December 2004 and invited responses from a wide range of industry parties.  The consultation period has now finished and the Office of Rail Regulation would like to thank all those who took the time to respond. 

The consultation responses are available below, please click on the names of respondents to view the full responses.

Response received from:	Overall positive response?	3.12 Appropriate criteria?	3.13/3.14 Publish guidance?	4.21 Streamline process?	General comments?
Carillion Construction Limited	Yes	Agree	Agree	Broadly agree	Support having guidance
EWS	Yes	Agree	Agree	Agree	Supportive of streamlining and guidance Noted need to update guidance post Rail Review and EU changes
Heritage Railway Association	Yes	Broadly agree	Agree	Agree	Very supportive Suggest process flow-chart
Merseytravel	Yes	Agree	Agree	Agree	Content with the proposals
Rail Freight Group	Partially	No view	Partially	Agree	Suggest could go further with streamlining Suggest shorter guide leaflets
Strategic Rail Authority	No	Disagree	Partially	Agree	Criteria should reflect CMEO Guidance unhelpful
Transport for London	Yes	Agree	Agree	Agree	Suggest ‘executive summary’