Freedom of Information (FOI)
Nuclear Transport Solutions is part of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). NDA is subject to the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
The Act places requirements on public authorities, such as NDA, relating to the provision and disclosure of information. It enables anyone to request information and to be given that information, subject to certain exemptions.
If you would like information from Nuclear Transport Solutions and you haven’t been able to find it on this website you can fill in a Request for Information Form.
NTS’s publication scheme sets out the categories of information we publish and explains how to access that information. This is set out below.
Our publication scheme
Nuclear Transport Solutions is part of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy.
Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS) is a joint trading name of International Nuclear Services Ltd (Company Registration No. 1144352) and Direct Rail Services Ltd (Company Registration No. 03020822), whose registered office is Herdus House, Westlakes Science & Technology Park, Moor Row, Cumbria CA24 3HU.
You can find out more about us or contact us for further information.
Roles and responsibilities
Information about the NTS Board and Executive Team can be found on our leadership team page.
Relevant legislation
Information relating to organisations with which we work in partnership:
Memoranda of Understanding between NDA and:
- Health and Safety Executive
- Environment Agency
- Office for Civil Nuclear Security (OCNS)
What we spend and how we spend it
Information on expenditure, including income statements and financial audit reports are held within our Annual Report and Accounts:
Procurement and tendering procedures
The Procurement Plan details procurement opportunities and information for those looking to become a supplier to NTS.
The Procurement Plan is published on this website. The detail contained in the Plan is subject to review and change to meet the needs of the business. If you have any queries regarding procurement opportunities and/or contracts that have been awarded, please contact the named point of contact on the Plan via email at procurement@ntsglobal.uk
What our priorities are and how we are doing
Our Annual Report and Accounts sets out our financial performance from the previous year.
In addition we report on our performance and progress each year in the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Annual Report and Accounts
The news section of this website provides regular updates on our progress.
Our Policies and Procedures
Current written protocols for delivering NTS’s functions and responsibilities are being updated and will be added to this website in due course.
Existing INS corporate documents can be found here:
- Anti-Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Policy
- Quality Policy
- Finance Policy
- Human Resources Policy
- Environmental, Health and Safety Policy
- Security Policy
- Information Security Policy
- Risk Management Policy
- Equality at Work statement
- Commercial Policy
- Safeguards & Non Proliferation and Export Controls Policy
- Accessible Documents Policy
- Anti-Modern Slavery Policy
Gender Pay Gap Report
In March 2023 NTS voluntarily published its Gender Pay Gap report. It can be found here:
GDPR Compliance Statement
If you are a data subject (or a potential data subject e.g. a candidate applying for a position with the company) and want further information regarding how your personal data is handled/processed in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), then please contact the International Nuclear Services Ltd (INS) Data Protection Officer or a member of the Data Protection Officer Function Team via the following email address: dpo@ntsglobal.uk
