Sch 10 para 25 Structure and responsibility: a structured approach to define the responsibilities of individuals and teams for secure delivery of the organisation's safety objectives
(1) The organisation must have procedures to allocate responsibilities for all relevant processes throughout the organisation. (2) The organisation must have procedures to clearly define safety-related areas of responsibility and the distribution of responsibilities to specific functions associated with them as well as their interfaces. These include the procedures indicated above between the organisation and the keepers and, where appropriate, railway undertakings and infrastructure managers. (3) The organisation must have procedures to ensure that staff with delegated responsibilities within the organisation have the authority, competence and appropriate resources to perform their functions. Responsibility and competence should be coherent and compatible with the given role, and delegation must be in writing. (4) The organisation must have procedures to ensure the coordination of activities related to relevant processes across the organisation. (5) The organisation must have procedures to hold those with a role in the management of safety accountable for their performance.