The U.K. government is in the early stages of reviewing its multi-million pound rail legal services panel, according to a spokesperson for the Crown Commercial Service (CCS).

The panel, which was formed in 2017, was set to run for three years with the option to extend for a further year until early 2021.

The CCS spokesperson confirmed that the government has opted to extend the panel contract by a year, but that the department has already started drawing up plans for a refresh.