Freedom of information act

Thank you for your email dated 23^rd February 2010 which has been passed
to me to process under the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act
2000.

I understand your request to be for details of safety inspections carried
out for C247 Stockley Lane, Stockley and also of inspection regime
practices, in particular:

1. Dates of all safety inspections undertaken on the carriageway in
the two years preceding 15^th February 2010.

2. Details of all carriageway defects identified during safety
inspections in the two years February 2008 - February 2010.

3. Details of how carriageway safety inspections are undertaken,
including whether walked or driven, the speed of the inspection vehicle
and the number of persons in the vehicle.

4. The intended frequency of carriageway safety inspections.

5. Details of all complaints and/or enquiries relating to the
carriageway, received in the two years February 2008 - February 2010.

6. The hierarchy classification.

7. The Road Section number

8. The defect intervention criteria

9. The time period(s) adopted between identification and repair
(temporary and permanent) of all categories of carriageway defects.

10. Whether or not the Wiltshire Council has formally adopted all or part
of the standards contained within the national code of practice for
highways maintenance management.

Your request is being considered and you will receive the information
requested within the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by
the Freedom of Information Act 2000, subject to the information not being
exempt or containing a reference to a third party.

When we have located the information, if there is a fee for providing this
information, I will write with a fees notice to advise you how much the
council will charge to respond to your request. I may also contact you if
the request needs to be clarified; this is to ensure that we provide you
with the information you require.

Please note that some information you have requested may not be provided;
this will only be information that can be withheld by law. In most cases
the reasons will be explained to you along with your copy of the
information. If at any time you no longer require all or part of this
information or if your requirements change please let us know as soon as
possible.

Yours sincerely

Andrew Mullens

Admin & Projects Co-ordinator

Wiltshire Council

County Hall, Trowbridge BA14 8JN

Tel: 01225 713379

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Dear Mr Munns

Further to my email dated 23^rd February, the information held by
Wiltshire Council has been collated and the following response is
provided:

1. Dates of all routine safety inspections undertaken on the carriageway
for C247, Stockley Lane between Stockley Road and Blackland Lakes
since February 2008.

2008: 6^th February, 7^th May, 8^th August, 7^th November.

2009: 9^th February, 6^th May, 3^rd August.

2010: 5^th February.

There was no routine inspection carried out in November 2009 due to
breakdown of the inspection vehicle.

2. Details of all carriageway defects identified during safety
inspections since February 2008.

See the attached PDF file entitled "RFI 2078 Inspection-Defect Report".

3. Details of carriageway Safety Inspection practices.

Safety Inspections are undertaken from a driven vehicle. The inspections
are undertaken by a two man team (1 safety inspector and a driver) from a
driven vehicle travelling at between 15 and 30 mph dependent on traffic
conditions.

4. The intended frequency of carriageway safety inspections.

Inspections are carried out on a quarterly basis.

5. Details of all complaints/enquiries relating to the carriageway
received since February 2008.

See attached PDF file entitled "RFI 2078 Clarence's"

6. The hierarchy classification.

The road you have enquired about is a C class road.

7. The road or section number.

3900C247 1 - 00036, and 00040.

8. The defect intervention criteria adopted

See attached PDF file "Highway Defect Intervention Levels"

9. The time period between identification and repair of all carriageway
defects

See attached PDF file "Highway Defect Intervention Levels"

10. Whether or not Wiltshire Council has formally adopted all or part of
the standards contained within the national code of practice for
highways maintenance management.

The national code of practice for highway maintenance is a guide for
authorities to use when producing their own inspection policy and not to
be followed as the policy. This document was referred to when Wiltshire
produced their policy.

The council has not withheld any information in relation to this request
under the exemptions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I hope the
information received is what you were expecting. However if you are
unhappy with what has been provided, you can raise a complaint under the
Council's Freedom of Information Complaints Procedure (enclosed) or you
can contact the Information Commissioner's Office at Wycliffe House, Water
Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, 01625 545745.

Information supplied under the Freedom of Information Act and/or
Environmental Information Regulations will be subject to copyright
protection under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Information
can be re-used for the purposes of research for non-commercial purposes,
for private study, or for news reporting and reviews, without requiring
formal consent. However, if you wish to re-use the information for
commercial purposes, including publishing, you are required to seek the
permission of Wiltshire Council. Permission to re-use copyright
information is granted in the form of a licence.

Yours sincerely

Andrew Mullens

Admin & Projects Co-ordinator

Wiltshire Council

County Hall, Trowbridge BA14 8JN

Tel: 01225 713379

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