Exemption Application Outcomes

This page includes comprehensive information regarding all exemption applications, including those which have been rejected. Clicking on the title of individual Exemption Orders below will take you to a dedicated page detailing the original application letter, responses from bodies that have been consulted and the final outcome of the application.

Since March 2004, it has been a requirement to present an Explanatory Memorandum to the House of Lords' Select Committee on the Merits of Statutory Instruments (www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/merits.cfm) on all individual Exemption Orders which are granted. The Memoranda include information relating to all stages of the application from the reasons an exemption has been sought, how this contravenes the accessibility regulations, the proposed period of exemption, advice received as a result of consultation and the final decision. Where available, these documents can be accessed through the individual links below.

A summary list of all Exemption Orders which have been granted is also available.

The most recent Exemption Orders are listed first.

The RVAR Exemption Process (223 kb)

Summary of the exemption procedure.

Published:

15 February 2005

London Underground Victoria Line 09TS Vehicles

Documents relating to an application by London Underground to exempt new Victoria Line 09TS vehicles from specific requirements of the Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations.

Docklands Light Railway B2007 vehicles: Exemption Application 2007

Documents relating to an application by Docklands Light Railway to exempt new B2007 stock vehicles from specific requirements of the Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations.

Gatwick Express (Class 458) Exemption Application 2005

An application for exemption from Gatwick Express for two Class 458 units they are leasing from South West Trains (SWT).

South West Trains (Class 458) Exemption Application 2006

Information relating to an application from South West Trains to extend their existing exemption for Class 458 units.

Heathrow Express (Class 360/2) Exemption Application 2005

Application by Heathrow Express for exemption from regulation 7(b) of the Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 1998 (RVAR).

Croydon Tramlink (Class CR4000) Exemption Order 2005

The outcome of the exemption application by London Trams for an extension to Croydon Tramlink's existing exemption from regulation 16(1)(c) of the Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 1998 (RVAR).

Virgin West Coast (Class 390) Exemption Order 2005

The outcome of the application by Virgin West Coast Trains for exemption from regulation 7(b) of the Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 1998 (RVAR).

Heathrow Express Class 360/2 Exemption Order 2005

The outcome of the exemption application by Heathrow Express for exemption from regulation 7b of the Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 1998.

South Central Trains (Class 377/4) Exemption Order 2004

Information relating to South Central Trains (Class 377/4) Exemption Order 2004.

South West Trains (Class 444 and 450) Exemption Order 2004

The outcome of the exemption application by South West Trains for exemption from regulation 14b of the Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 1998 for their Class 450 vehicles.

Hull Trains (Class 222) Exemption Order 2004

The outcome of the exemption application by Hull Trains for exemption from regulation 14b of the Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 1998.

South West Trains (Class 458) Exemption Order 2004

The outcome of the exemption application by South West Trains for an extension to their exemption from regulation 13(7) of the Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 1998.

Gatwick Express (Class 460) Exemption Order 2004

The outcome of the exemption application by Gatwick Express for an extension to their exemption from regulation 13(7) and 15(3) of the Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 1998.