NETWORK RAIL – FAIR CULTURE – CHANGES TO THE INVESTIGATORY PROCESS

Our ref: HSR

Head Office Circular: NP/122/25

23^rd July 2025

To: The Secretary,

Branches and Regional Councils

 

Dear Colleague

 

NETWORK RAIL – FAIR CULTURE – CHANGES TO THE INVESTIGATORY PROCESS

Network Rail recently wrote to me following a meeting to discuss the Fair Culture Principles, stating that it is keen to continue to build relationships and improve consistency.

 

The company will be in contact soon to undertake a review of the issues RMT has raised about the recent guidance documentation and discuss more holistically how we can collectively learn from safety investigations. 

 

At its meeting on 22^nd July 2025, your National Executive Committee noted and adopted the following report from its health and safety subcommittee:

 

We note the correspondence on file from the company.

 

The general secretary is instructed to respond to Network Rail noting that we do not have a primary lead for accident and investigations/fair culture principles. Ultimately, this role will fall under the remit of the general secretary.

 

The general secretary is further instructed to nominate our lead safety representatives Chris Adair and Chris Knibb to sit on the on the fair culture panel with Zoe Gayton, and also to inform the company that this matter will also require the input of our lead representatives from the national maintenance and operations councils.

 

Relevant members, branches and regional councils to be advised. 

 

I am acting in line with these instructions. 

 

Please bring this circular to the attention of all relevant members.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Eddie Dempsey, 

General Secretary