Friday 5 Jun 2015
Transparency Update
- Region & Route:
- National
Network Rail has today published new and updated information on its online transparency portal, including the results of its supplier satisfaction survey and a progress report on its transparency programme.
Transparency is a key theme within Network Rail’s five-year strategic business plan. Being more open and accessible will make Network Rail more accountable to the travelling public, taxpayers and politicians.
Mark Farrow, head of transparency for Network Rail, said: "We're continuing to publish more information as part of our commitment to being more open and transparent. Our progress report shows that we’ve exceeded our target for proactive publication of new categories of information and more than 60,000 people per quarter are viewing our datasets. Our aim is to make it easier for people to understand what we do, how we do it and why.
“We know that being more transparent will help us become a better, more efficient and responsive organisation, and make us more accountable to the people who use and fund our network. We recognise that there is more to be done and we are committed to making transparency part of everything we do at Network Rail.”
New categories published today:
- Chief executive external meetings
- Level crossing closures – which crossings are we working towards closure?
- Reducing risk at level crossings – information on the process of closures
- SME direct spend
- Supplier satisfaction surveys
- Transparency polling summary
- Transparency progress report
Data that has been refreshed:
- Cable theft
- Carbon and energy
- Executive expenses
- Gifts and hospitality register
- Group expenses
- List of suppliers
- Members expenses
- Organogram
- Prompt payment performance
- SHEP report
- Spend on procurement
- Spend over £25k
- Station footfall
- Top 10 incidents
Notes to editors
Network Rail’s transparency portal is: www.networkrail.co.uk/transparency/
On 1 September 2014 Network Rail was reclassified as a public body, and since April 2015 has been subject to the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. For more information on how to make a FOI request visit http://www.networkrail.co.uk/FOI/
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