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Northern: Private Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will have discussions with Northern Rail on its use of private prosecutions.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
9 Oct 2024
Target answer date
15 Oct 2024
Answer
15 Oct 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will have discussions with Northern Rail on its use of private prosecutions.

  2. 15 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    We expect Northern to ensure their policy on fare evasion and prosecutions is clear and fair for passengers at all times and have instructed the operator to review the details of the prosecution cases in question urgently.

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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