F/on from FOI-3167-1920 Thank you for your response to my request for the economic case documents for Crossrail. I note that the original appraisal published on the Crossrail website pre-dates the Department for Transport guidance for a five-case appraisal. However, the materials available at http://www.crossrail.co.uk/route/wider-economic-benefits all appear to be made up mostly of abridged versions of more complete documents (that are not online). I am looking to obtain the full business case information for Crossrail (non-abridged).

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Our Ref:         FOI-3433-1920

Thank you for your request received on 7 February 2020 asking for a copy of the unabridged case appraisal for Crossrail.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm we do hold the information you require.

Please see the original Business Case (2003) attached. Following Cross London Rail Links’ (CLRL's) submission of its Business Case to the Secretary of State for Transport on 11 July 2003 the Secretary of State announced the creation of the Review of CLRL's Business Case. This was called the Montague Report (available on the CRL Learning Legacy website here: https://learninglegacy.crossrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/The_Montague_Review_2004.pdf. The Business Case was then updated in January 2004, which is also attached for your reference.

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for some 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

Gemma Jacob
Senior FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London

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