Written Question · S2W-18326 · Session 2
Whether the terms of the current ScotRail franchise agreement on staffing levels for stations, including any required under the Fire Precau…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the terms of the current ScotRail franchise agreement on staffing levels for stations, including any required under the Fire Precautions (Sub-Surface Railway Stations) Regulations 1989, have been met.
The answer
The ScotRail franchise agreement does not specify staffing levels for stations, though there are other requirements on staffing issues. Staffing requirements at stations form part of the franchisee’s Railway Safety Case which is approved and monitored by Her Majesty’s Rail Inspectorate, part of the Health and Safety Executive.
Regulation 10(4) of the Fire Precautions (Sub-Surface Railway Stations) Regulations 1989 (as amended) requires rostering of station employees to ensure that there are at least two persons present on duty in the station premises at all times when members of the public have access to the premises. Enforcement of the regulations rests with fire and rescue authorities or joint fire and rescue boards. Information about compliance with the regulations is not held centrally.
Regulation 10(4) of the Fire Precautions (Sub-Surface Railway Stations) Regulations 1989 (as amended) requires rostering of station employees to ensure that there are at least two persons present on duty in the station premises at all times when members of the public have access to the premises. Enforcement of the regulations rests with fire and rescue authorities or joint fire and rescue boards. Information about compliance with the regulations is not held centrally.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-18326 by reference.