Summary of feedback on Crosscountry Franchise consultant

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Christopher Chiswell

Dear Department for Transport,

On 30th August 2018, the public consultation on the new Crosscountry franchise closed, with a commitment being made to provide a summary of this feedback. The crosscountry franchise competition was subsequently suspended following the widely criticised implementation of the timetable changes in late 2018. There is no public evidence of whether the findings of the public consultation have been noted, particularly in the context of informing an uncontested contract extension for Arriva Crosscountry.

I would be grateful if you could provide
1) Description of what level of analysis has been undertaken on the responses provided to the Summer 2018 public consultation

2) Any summary document produced of these consultation responses.

3) Any evidence that the outcomes of this consultation have/are informing the specification development for the uncontested contract extension with Arriva Crosscountry.

I believe this meets the public interest test as it was information that the DfT had committed to place into the public domain, and which will be used to undertake a contract renewal without commercial test or public scrutiny.

Yours faithfully,

Christopher Chiswell

Department for Transport

Dear Christopher Chiswell,

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your request for information which
has been allocated reference number P0017201.

A response will be issued to you in due course.

Regards,

Ivan Pocock
Department for Transport
FOI Advice Team
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Dear Mr Chiswell,

 

Please find attached our response to your Freedom of Information request.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Mark Killiner

 

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