Source · National Audit Office
Completing Crossrail
Published: 3 May 2019
Recommendations: 5
Type: Value for Money
NAO confirmed: 5
Department: Department for Transport
This report examines the causes of the cost increases and delays to the Crossrail programme.
Recommendations
| Rec | Recommendation | Addressee | Acceptance | Implementation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
For the Crossrail programme:
a) Crossrail Ltd should continue to refine its plan to complete the programme, establish a realistic cost estimate, and resist external attempts to influence timetable and cost.
Ref Page 9, point a
· Implemented 08/2020
|
Crossrail Ltd | Accepted | Implemented ✓ NAO |
| 2 |
b) Crossrail Ltd, working with sponsors, should establish a range of scenarios that set out the potential future impacts on the taxpayer, passengers and businesses and develop plans for how further cost increases or delays in collecting revenue will be financed.
Ref Page 9, point b
· Implemented 12/2020
|
Crossrail Ltd | Accepted | Implemented ✓ NAO |
| 3 |
c) Crossrail Ltd should rebuild its capacity and capability to complete the programme in a timely and cost-effective way.
Ref Page 9, point c
· Implemented 08/2020
|
Crossrail Ltd | Accepted | Implemented ✓ NAO |
| 4 |
For the Department’s other current and future major programmes:
d) We note that the Department has completed a lessons learned exercise and we would encourage it to also apply the lessons to other major projects including High Speed 2.
Ref Page 9, point d
· Implemented 04/2019
|
Department for Transport | Accepted | Implemented ✓ NAO |
| 5 |
RfLi should set out a plan to realise and monitor the benefits of running a fully digital railway.
Ref Page 12, point e
· Implemented 07/2023
|
Rail for London Infrastructure | Accepted | Implemented ✓ NAO |