Crossrail Act 2008 and Crossrail Bill supporting documents

The Crossrail Act giving permission for the railway to be built, operated and maintained received Royal Assent in July 2008.

The Crossrail Hybrid Bill was introduced to Parliament in February 2005 and like all legislation was fully considered by both the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The Bill contained a description of the works to be undertaken, where they were to be carried out, and identified the land needed temporarily or permanently.

The Crossrail Bill was a so called hybrid bill which traditionally is used by the Government on behalf of railway companies and transport agencies to obtain authorisation for major projects deemed to be in the national interest, but which would also affect a large number of private interests. Such bills have been used periodically for rail and other major projects such as the Channel Tunnel, the Channel Tunnel Rail Link and the Dartford Tunnel.

The Parliamentary process adopted gave individuals and bodies, such as businesses or local authorities an opportunity to oppose the Crossrail Hybrid Bill or to seek its amendment before a Select Committee in either or both the House of Commons and House of Lords. This process also enabled detailed scrutiny of any amendments proposed to be made to the Bill.

The Bill was enacted on 22nd July 2008 when it completed all the Parliamentary stages and received Royal Assent to become The Crossrail Act (2008).

Transcripts and reports from the House of Commons and House of Lords Select Committees are available through these links:

Crossrail Bill Documents

The Crossrail Bill became an Act of Parliament in July 2008. The parliamentary process required much documentation, all of which can be found here.

Use this resource to access detailed information about the Crossrail Bill and the various supporting documents which have been produced.

Accessing the documentation

The library folders below contain all of the Crossrail Bill documents. You can also use the Crossrail Bill Documents section of our website to access detailed information about Crossrail, The Environmental Statement (ES) and the Plans and Sections deposited with the Bill.

Some of these files are large in size and may take some time to download. If you experience any problems, or you wish to request copies of this information, you can do so via our Helpdesk.

Call 0345 602 3813, email to helpdesk@crossrail.co.uk, or use the "contact us" forms at the head of this page to submit your request and a member of our Helpdesk will contact you directly.

Library

01 Environmental Statement

02 Consolidated Plans and Sections

02 Plans and Sections

03 Non-technical Summary

04 Specialist Technical Reports

05 Information Papers

06 Supplementary Environmental Statement (SES1)

07 Supplementary Environmental Statement 2 (SES2)

08 Supplementary Environmental Statement 3 (SES3)

09 Supplementary Environmental Statement 4 (SES4)

10 Amendment of Provisions January 2006

11 Amendment of Provisions May 2006

Crossrail Bill Documents

Library

A01 Development of the Crossrail Route

Basic information

A02 Service Pattern

Basic information

A03 Capacity on the Great Western Main Line

Basic information

A04 Ventilation and Intervention Shafts

Basic information

A05 Abbey Wood to Ebbsfleet

Basic information

A06 Selection of Western Termini

Basic information

A07 Selection of the North Eastern terminus

Basic information

A08 Central Key Plan

Basic information

A08 North Eastern Key Plan

Basic information

A08 Remote Locations Key Plan

Basic information

A08 South Eastern Key Plan

Basic information

A08 Update on the Crossrail Project and Guide to the ES

Basic information

A08 Western Key Plan

Basic information

B01 Disapplication of Legislation

Basic information

B02 Limits of Deviation

Basic information

B03 Compliance with Undertakings and Assurances

Basic information

B04 Acquisition of Land Outside the Limits of Deviation

Basic information

B05 Main Provisions of the Planning Regime

Basic information

B06 Time Limits

Basic information

B07 Bill as Amended in Select Committee in the House of Commons

Basic information

B08 Compliance with the EIA Directive and ECHR

Basic information

C01 Information for Property Owners

Basic information

C02 Operation of the National Compensation Code

Basic information

C04 Small Claims Scheme

Basic information

C05 Additional Safeguarding

Basic information

C06 Recovery of Costs by Property Owners

Basic information

C07 Access to Residential and Commercial Property during Construction

Basic information

C08 Purchase of Property in Cases of Hardship

Basic information

C09 Land Acquisition Policy

Basic information

C10 Land Disposal Policy

Basic information

C11 Claims for Compensation for Intensification of Use

Basic information

D01 Crossrail Construction Code

Basic information

D02 Control of Environmental Impacts

Basic information

D03 Excavated Material and Waste Management Strategy

Basic information

D04 Treatment of Contaminated Land

Basic information

D05 Site Reinstatement

Basic information

D06 Construction Traffic

Basic information

D07 Maintenance of Public Utilities

Basic information

D08 Tunnel Construction Methodology

Basic information