HLOS becomes the PR

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[ChrisB]

It appears the HLOS^▸ (High Level Output Specification) (High Level Output Statement) has become the PR^▸ (Public Relations) (Periodic Review)

ORR^» (Office of Rail and Road formerly Office of Rail Regulation - about) has just launched their first consultation on this which can be found here

The email states

Rail passengers and freight customers need a safe, reliable and efficient railway. Our role is to support the rail industry to deliver this and to ensure that every pound of the public^s money is well spent.

Today, ORR has launched our first major consultation on the 2018 periodic review, known as PR18. This will play a central role in determining what Network Rail should deliver between 2019 and 2024, as well as the funding and incentives needed to support this.

Launching the PR18 Review, Joanna Whittington, ORR^s Chief Executive said:

"This is an exciting and important opportunity for Britain^s railways.

"ORR^s review will support a safer, more efficient and better performing railway, delivering value for passengers, freight customers and taxpayers into the next decade and beyond.

"Network Rail is increasingly devolving responsibilities to local managers who can work with local communities and businesses. We propose to support this by regulating the company in a different way, looking separately at its national and local responsibilities.

"To be successful, we need everyone^s ideas and involvement, both on this consultation and throughout the review.^

ORR^s Director of Railway Markets and Economics, John Larkinson has written a blog introducing the PR18 Review in more detail. Read it here at: http://orr.gov.uk/news-and-media/orr-blog/a-safer-more-efficient-and-better-performing-railway

Browse our website to find out more about PR18: http://orr.gov.uk/what-and-how-we-regulate/regulation-of-network-rail/how-we-regulate-network-rail/periodic-review-2018/about-pr18

Please subscribe to our PR18 email alerts service to receive updates and news on the review: http://eepurl.com/b1Xl5H

Anyone interested in influencing re-openings, stock levels and other high levelmatters is encouraged to respond

[IndustryInsider]

Certainly a more meaningful name, even if it is only a name change!

[stuving]

Surely the "Periodic Review" isn't new. It's the ORR^» (Office of Rail and Road formerly Office of Rail Regulation - about)'s take on how well (as if ...) or badly NR^» (Network Rail - home page) are doing their job, as seen by the regulators.  HLOS^▸ (High Level Output Specification) is the government's shopping list.   

[ChrisB]

The HLOS^▸ (High Level Output Specification) is wrapped up within the PR^▸ (Public Relations) it seems now having read some of the consultation document - although it doesn't refer to it as the HLOS.

[stuving]

This item is in the ORR^» (Office of Rail and Road formerly Office of Rail Regulation - about)'s "List of PR18 Milestones".

February 2017

We issue our ^review initiation notices^,  formally requesting the Secretary of State and Scottish Ministers to provide their high-level output specifications (HLOSs▸ (High Level Output Specification)) and statements of funds available (SoFAs)

Directing NR^» (Network Rail - home page) as to what infrastructure to build isn't ORR's job. It's the governments', and its their money.

[ChrisB]

Indeed...mow hVing read most if this doc, the PR^▸ (Public Relations) is the process & HLOS^▸ (High Level Output Specification) is (one of) the outputs

[paul7575]

It can be easily confirmed that there is no change, by googling ORR^» (Office of Rail and Road formerly Office of Rail Regulation - about) PR13, which was the process that led up to the 2014-19 CP5^▸ (Control Period 5 - the five year period between 2014 and 2019)...

http://orr.gov.uk/what-and-how-we-regulate/regulation-of-network-rail/how-we-regulate-network-rail/periodic-review-2013/pr13-guide

Paul