Review into rail fare-dodging enforcement after ‘egregious’ prosecutions - ‘Where people have made genuine mistakes they shouldn’t be prosecuted’ says transport secretary Louise Haigh

Louise Haigh has commissioned the Office of Rail and Road to look into the way train operating companies tackle suspected fare evasion

The way firms deal with fare evasion will be examined amid concern about how passengers are treated.

The government has ordered a review of train fare prosecutions following claims of heavy-handed actions by train operators.

Louise Haigh has ordered an independent review of rail fare prosecutions, following the controversy around Northern’s hardline approach.

Government orders review into train fare prosecutions - Transport Secretary Louise Haigh announced on Wednesday that regulator the Office of Rail and Road will analyse how suspected fare evasion is handled.