Progress in implementing agreed accessibility upgrades at stations has been too halting, and delivery too slow and costly. The Department for Transport and its agencies and partners should consider adopting a different commissioning approach based on a rolling programme of rapid interventions, as opposed to individual station projects commissioned separately. By creating certainty and consistency for contractors, this should speed up delivery and lower costs. (Recommendation, Paragraph 60)

Progress in implementing agreed accessibility upgrades at stations has been too halting, and delivery too slow and costly. The Department for Transport and its agencies and partners should consider adopting a different commissioning approach based on a rolling programme of rapid interventions, as opposed to individual station projects commissioned separately. By creating certainty and consistency for contractors, this should speed up delivery and lower costs. (Recommendation, Paragraph 60) Type: conclusion | Number: 6 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 52. The Access for All (AfA) programme delivers step free routes at selected stations. Selections are made through a national industry-led nomination process with Department for Transport and Network Rail evaluation to ensure that the funding budget is allocated fairly. 53. The Department is explori