Sustainable Regeneration Directorate

Business Development & Partnerships Division

Salford City Council,

Civic Centre

Chorley Road, Swinton, Salford M27 5BY

[email address]

Mr Knight

Phone

Fax

Email

Web

My Ref

Your Ref

0161 793 2878

0161 793 2477

[email address]

www.salford.gov.uk

FOI/LBF/Knight/270109

Date : 24 February 2009

Subject: Freedom of Information Request

Dear Mr. Knight

Thank you for your request for information which was received at our offices on 27 January 2009. Your request has been processed under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. We have liaised with our partners Urban Vision in order to respond to your request. Our response is as follows:-

Would you confirm that you are the responsible authority for the maintenance and upkeep of the lighting fixtures along your boundary side of the River Irwell (from Regent Road through to and including near to Pomona Tram station. If not, who is?

Salford City Council are responsible for the lighting from near Exchange Quay to Regent Road.

Trafford MBC are responsible for the lighting on the other side of the river leading to Pomona Tram Station

How often are they checked to be in working order.

Because of the remote location, for health and safety reasons the lighting is not inspected by our night inspection team. Maintenance regimes are being planned and it is envisaged that the lighting would be visited at least once per year.

Number of reports of damaged/non functioning lights in the last year.

The lighting team has recently taken over the management of this lighting and are in the process of setting up the assets in our inventory data base to record such details. Therefore we have no records for last year.

Number of outstanding faults awaiting repairs.

Salford City Council have carried out an initial inspection and identified that there are approximately 25 outstanding repairs.

The time it has taken to repair the lights

These lights, in many cases, require a complete overhaul and it will necessary to order replacement spares. The lead in time for the delivery of the spares is four to six weeks As soon as the materials are received arrangements will be made with our contractor to carry out the repairs

Should you disagree with the above, or if you wish to make a formal appeal against this decision, please contact Graham Edge, Senior Business Development Manager, Business and Partnerships Division at the above address or telephone on 0161 922 8739 Guidance on how to make a formal appeal against a decision under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 is also available on our web site at www.salfordgovuk

Should you further disagree with the decision following the appeal, you may wish to contact the Office of the Information Commissioner

Office of the Information Commissioner

Wycliffe House

Water Lane, Wilmslow

Cheshire SK9 5AF

www.informationcommissionergovuk

Tel: 01625 545700

Fax: 01625 524510

Yours sincerely

Lynn Faulkner

Principal Information Governance Officer