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Railways: Anti-social Behaviour

Commons · Question 97948 · Tabled 8 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 15 Dec 2025

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Asked by Navendu Mishra

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, (a) what discussions her Department has had with Avanti West Coast on the use of Withdrawal of Implied Permission (WIP) notices to address anti-social behaviour on the rail network and (b) whether the Departmen

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Answered by Keir Mather, 15 Dec 2025

No such discussions have taken place. Usage of Withdrawal of Implied Permission (WIP) notices is an operational matter for operators, Network Rail and the British Transport Police. The Department keeps security under constant review, however no change of ...