Request ID: FOI-2247-2223 Date published: 23 December 2022
You asked
Can you please provide, or direct me to, the following:
1: all documents that have been produced that relate to the delays and overspend of the Cross rail, now known as the Elizabeth Line, project.
2: Any "lesson learned" documents that refer to this project.
3: Any documents that refer to, comment on, or define the reasons for any overspend incurred delivering the project.
4: Any documents that refer to, comment on, or define the reasons for any delay in the delivery of the project.
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We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-2247-2223
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 5th December 2022 asking for information about delays and overspending on the Crossrail project.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.
Specifically you asked:
“Can you please provide, or direct me to, the following:
1: all documents that have been produced that relate to the delays and overspend of the Cross rail, now known as the Elizabeth Line, project.
2: Any "lesson learned" documents that refer to this project.
3: Any documents that refer to, comment on, or define the reasons for any overspend incurred delivering the project.
4: Any documents that refer to, comment on, or define the reasons for any delay in the delivery of the project.”
I can confirm that we hold the information you require.
Please see the documents that have been published on our website here, which covers the information requested:
In accordance with section 21 of the FOI Act, we are not obliged to supply you with a copy of the requested information as it is already accessible to you elsewhere.
If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, 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
