United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 8291
Railways: Private Prosecutions
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9 October 2024
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14 October 2024 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Justice on the use of courts by train operating companies to pursue private prosecutions for the misapplication of railcards on fares under £12.
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9 October 2024
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Justice on the use of courts by train operating companies to pursue private prosecutions for the misapplication of railcards on fares under £12.
Source: Commons
14 October 2024
Answer
We expect operators to ensure their policy on ticketing is clear and fair for passengers at all times and have instructed an urgent review of the cases in question, with a view to resolving them.Ticketing has become far too complicated, which is why we pl...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-10-09/8291
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1732799
- uk · wq-1732799 · source updated 14 October 2024