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Relationships with Other Bodies
Transport Scotland will, in respect of those responsibilities which are delegated to it, deal with any negotiations, agreements or other contacts with all bodies involved in the development or delivery of transport in Scotland. The Chief Executive will keep the Minister for Transport appropriately updated on these communications.
These bodies include:
- Department for Transport, and any other UK Government Departments, in line with agreed concordats.
- Other devolved Governments in Great Britain.
- Regional transport partnerships in Scotland.
- Scottish local authorities, directly or through the Convention of Local Authorities in Scotland, in line with agreed concordats.
- Commercial transport operators and service providers.
- The wider public, private, voluntary and community sector as appropriate.
- Other executive agencies, or Non-Departmental Public Bodies as appropriate.
- The Council of Scottish Executive Unions, in line with the Scottish Executive Framework Agreement with CSEU.
Relationships with rail bodies
Following the UK Railways Act 2005 and the formal transfer of rail powers to Scottish Ministers in October 2005, Transport Scotland has the following specific relationships with train operating companies and other rail bodies:
- The Scottish Ministers are signatories to the ScotRail franchise, and Transport Scotland manages directly the contractual relationship with ScotRail on behalf of Scottish Ministers.
- Transport Scotland funds Network Rail's activity in Scotland, and on behalf of Scottish Ministers will agree and give effect to the Binding Arrangement with Network Rail for its activity in Scotland. Scottish Ministers specify the outputs to be delivered by Network Rail in Scotland, with Transport Scotland discharging this role on behalf of Scottish Ministers.
- Transport Scotland will liaise with the Office of Rail Regulation ( ORR) which is the independent economic and safety regulatory body for rail in Great Britain. ORR is responsible for monitoring Network Rail's delivery of the outputs specified by Scottish Ministers, and carrying out any enforcement action required.
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