{"id":94251,"date":"2018-07-24T09:54:07","date_gmt":"2018-07-24T09:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=59500cc7177ca022cea875cf0f1a4f02"},"modified":"2018-07-24T09:54:07","modified_gmt":"2018-07-24T09:54:07","slug":"news-story-sir-mark-worthington-appointed-as-independent-hs2-construction-commissioner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=94251","title":{"rendered":"News story: Sir Mark Worthington appointed as Independent HS2 Construction Commissioner"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>Sir Mark Worthington has been appointed as independent <abbr title=\"High Speed Two\">HS2<\/abbr> Construction Commissioner.<\/p>\n<p>Sir Mark will independently investigate matters that have not reached a satisfactory conclusion through <abbr title=\"High Speed Two\">HS2<\/abbr> <abbr title=\"limited\">Ltd<\/abbr>\u2019s complaints process.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Worthington will provide independent, impartial decisions as well as advice on how to make a complaint and will build relationships across industry and community groups, local authorities, <abbr title=\"High Speed Two\">HS2<\/abbr> <abbr title=\"limited\">Ltd<\/abbr> and contractors.<\/p>\n<p>Awarded an <abbr title=\"Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire\">OBE<\/abbr> in 2005 and knighted in 2014, Sir Mark has more than 20 years of experience working with government \u2014 including as Baroness Thatcher\u2019s private secretary from 1992 to 2013 and director of her private office \u2014 and has served as the Director of the Margaret Thatcher Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Worthington\u2019s main functions will include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ensuring that people affected by <abbr title=\"High Speed Two\">HS2<\/abbr> know who the Construction Commissioner is and what they do<\/li>\n<li>mediating in unresolved disputes between <abbr title=\"High Speed Two\">HS2<\/abbr> <abbr title=\"limited\">Ltd<\/abbr> and individuals or bodies, including claims under the small claims scheme<\/li>\n<li>monitoring complaints and providing reports marking trends and providing advice on how to reduce the instance of complaints where possible<\/li>\n<li>developing and maintaining good relationships with members of the public, community and industry groups, local authorities, <abbr title=\"High Speed Two\">HS2<\/abbr> <abbr title=\"limited\">Ltd<\/abbr>, contractors and businesses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sir Mark Worthington, Independent Construction Commissioner, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>As we deliver <abbr title=\"High Speed Two\">HS2<\/abbr>, the new high speed railway our country needs for growth, regeneration and better journeys, it is vital that we do so with respect and fairness to those impacted by construction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">I\u2019m looking forward to taking up this post and working hard to ensure residents and businesses along the route know they can seek fair and independent resolution of complaints if necessary.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sir Mark will take up the role in due course.<\/p>\n<div class=\"contact \" id=\"contact_1021\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<h3>\n<abbr title=\"High Speed Two\">HS2<\/abbr> and major projects media enquiries<\/h3>\n<div class=\"vcard contact-inner\">\n<div class=\"email-url-number\">\n<p class=\"tel\">\n              <span class=\"type\">Media enquiries<\/span><br \/>\n              020 7944 3021\n            <\/p>\n<p class=\"tel\">\n              <span class=\"type\">Out of hours media enquiries<\/span><br \/>\n              020 7944 4292\n            <\/p>\n<p class=\"tel\">\n              <span class=\"type\">Switchboard<\/span><br \/>\n              0300 330 3000\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new HS2 Construction Commissioner will investigate unresolved disputes and provide independent advice on how to make a 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