Corporate structure

He is responsible for:

• the delivery by the Office of the strategy set by the ORR Board
• carrying out effectively the duties assigned to ORR under statute
• ensuring the Office operates efficiently, with integrity and probity
• working closely with Chris Bolt, the ORR chairman, to engage with external stakeholders at all level.

He is responsible for advising the chief executive and Board on all aspects of rail policy, and ensuring coordination of ORR's policy development activities.

She leads the team providing legal advice to ORR. The team advises on all aspects of ORR's work and manages the relationship with external lawyers

He leads on overseeing Network Rail's performance and its stewardship of the national railway network infrastructure by monitoring and enforcing compliance with the network licence. He is also responsible for granting licences and approving access agreements. He provides advice to the Board on engineering and other railway operational matters. Michael is also a member of the periodic review committee.

He is responsible for the work of railway safety, which strives to ensure duty-holders in the railway industry manage health and safety risks effectively and thus comply with their statutory duties. Ian is also a member of the safety regulation committee.

She is responsible for the provision of all support services to the business - finance, human resources, information systems, facilities and business planning.

He leads the development and implementation of competition, economic and financial policy underpinning ORR's regulation of the rail industry. The directorate also encompasses track access, stations, depots and network code. John is also a member of the periodic review committee.

He is responsible for developing and delivering an effective external affairs strategy that builds ORR's credibility with key industry, government and other stakeholders and the media.