Request ID: FOI-1237-2324 Date published: 04 August 2023
You asked
Good morning
I would like to make a FOI as follows:
• Was the construction of the Elizabeth Line stations required to comply with the Building Regulations 2010?
• If so, who is the enforcing authority that contraventions of the Building Regulations 2010 at Paddington Elizabeth Line Station should be reported to?
Regards
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-1237-2324
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 18th July 2023 asking for information about the Elizabeth Line.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.
Specifically you asked:
“Was the construction of the Elizabeth Line stations required to comply with the Building Regulations 2010?
If so, who is the enforcing authority that contraventions of the Building Regulations 2010 at Paddington Elizabeth Line Station should be reported to?”.
I can confirm that we hold the information you require.
The answer to your first question is yes, the construction of Elizabeth Line stations did require compliance with the Building Regulations 2010. In answer to your second question, the enforcing authority is the local authority, Westminster City Council.
If this is not the information you are looking for please do not hesitate to contact me.
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.
Yours sincerely,
David Wells FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
