Consultation outcome

Proposed changes to exemptions from rail vehicle accessibility requirements

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 28 March 2013
• Last updated: 22 July 2013 — See all updates

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Government response to comments received during consultation

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Government response to comments received during consultation

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Detail of outcome

The government response to comments received during the consultation on changes to the handling of exemptions from Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations (RVAR).

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Original consultation

Summary

Consultation on a proposal to change the way exemptions from the Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations (RVAR) are handled.

This consultation ran from
28 March 2013 to 11:45pm on 26 April 2013

Consultation description

Consultation seeking views on a proposal to make the handling of applications for exemptions from rail vehicle accessibility requirements more efficient, without reducing our commitment to make rail vehicles more accessible to disabled or older people.

This proposal has received stakeholder support in the past, we are running this consultation exercise to establish whether views have changed.

Documents

Handling of exemptions from rail vehicle accessibility regulations: consultation document

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Handling of exemptions from rail vehicle accessibility regulations: consultation document

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Published 28 March 2013
Last updated 22 July 2013 + show all updates

1. 22 July 2013

   Government response to comments received during changes to the handling of exemptions from rail vehicle accessibility regulations consultation.

2. 28 March 2013

   First published.