London & South Eastern Railway Limited: notice of intention to impose a penalty
Notice of a penalty on LSER for contraventions of franchise agreements entered into with the Secretary of State for Transport.
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The Secretary of State for Transport is proposing to impose a penalty of £23.5 million on London & South Eastern Railway Limited (LSER), pursuant to section 57A of the Railways Act 1993 as amended, for contraventions of franchise agreements dated 10 September 2014 and 27 March 2020.
The contraventions relate to breaches by LSER of its obligation to act reasonably and in good faith in and about the performance of its obligations and the exercise of its rights pursuant to those agreements.
The penalty process required a period for representations or objections to this action. This period ran from 17 March 2022 to 7 April 2022.
A copy of the penalty notice has been served on LSER. A final penalty notice was served on 9 May 2022.