Guidance

Minimum service levels for passenger railway services regulations

Information about applying the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Passenger Railway Services) Regulations 2023 in practice.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 8 December 2023

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Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Passenger Railway Services) Regulations 2023 – guidance on the regulations

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This non-statutory guidance accompanies the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Passenger Railway Services) Regulations 2023.

It is intended for use by employers and trade unions whose employees or members work to deliver minimum levels of services (MSL), specified in the regulations, during strikes. It sets out:

• the background to the regulations
• the scope of services covered by the regulations
• a practical explanation of the MSL

This may be read in conjunction with:

• reasonable steps to be taken by a trade union: code of practice
• minimum service levels (MSL): issuing work notices

Published 8 December 2023