Beaufort Drive, Glenrothes

Carol Heddle made this Freedom of Information request to Fife Council

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Dear Fife Council,
Under the general requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would be grateful if you coud provide the following information in relation to Beaufort Drive, Glenrothes, in particular:

dates of all safety inspections undertaken in the two years preceding 24 Feb 2010

details of all carriageway defects identified during these safety inspections

details of how carriageway inspections are undertaken

the intended frequency of carriageway inspections,

details of all complaints and/or enquiries relating to this carriageway in the two years preceding 24 February 2010

the defect intervention criteria adopted in relation to the identification of all categories of carriageway potholes

the time period adopted between identification and repair (temporary and permanent) of all categories of carriageway defects

whether Fife Council has formally adopted all or part of the standards contained within the national code of practice for highways maintenance management

Yours faithfully,

Carol Heddle

Fife Council

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>>> Carol Heddle <[FOI #42429 email]> 22/07/2010
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Dear Fife Council,
Under the general requirements of the Freedom of Information Act
2000, I would be grateful if you coud provide the following
information in relation to Beaufort Drive, Glenrothes, in
particular:

dates of all safety inspections undertaken in the two years
preceding 24 Feb 2010

details of all carriageway defects identified during these safety
inspections

details of how carriageway inspections are undertaken

the intended frequency of carriageway inspections,

details of all complaints and/or enquiries relating to this
carriageway in the two years preceding 24 February 2010

the defect intervention criteria adopted in relation to the
identification of all categories of carriageway potholes

the time period adopted between identification and repair
(temporary and permanent) of all categories of carriageway defects

whether Fife Council has formally adopted all or part of the
standards contained within the national code of practice for
highways maintenance management

Yours faithfully,

Carol Heddle

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Avril Sweeney, Fife Council

Dear Mrs Heddle

ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2004 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Thank you for your information request dated 22 July, and received on 22 July; our reference: M9PL000961. This is being dealt with in terms of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004.

The Regulations allow 20 working days to deal with your request from the date that we received it, but we hope to provide you with the information you are looking for at an earlier date where possible.

Yours faithfully

Team Leader
Risk Management Section

Avril Sweeney
Team Leader, Risk Management Section
Finance and Procurement
Tel 0845 1 55 55 55 Ext 440950
E-mail [email address]

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Clare Whyte, Fife Council

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Dear Ms Heddle

ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2004 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

I refer to your information request dated 22 July 2010.

I am pleased to provide the information you requested and trust that it meets your requirements.

Q. dates of all safety inspections undertaken in the two years preceding 24 Feb 2010
A. Please refer to attached Street Section History Report

Q. details of all carriageway defects identified during these safety inspections
A, Please refer to attached Street Section History Report

Q. details of how carriageway inspections are undertaken
A. Driven

Q. the intended frequency of carriageway inspections,
A. Monthly

Q. details of all complaints and/or enquiries relating to this carriageway in the two years preceding 24 February 2010
A. Please refer to attached Enquiry Trace Forms. Some personal details have been redacted from these forms to comply with Regulation 11 of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004. It is our decision that to release this information would breach principal 1 of the Data Protection Act 1998.

Q. the defect intervention criteria adopted in relation to the identification of all categories of carriageway potholes
A. Please refer to the attached document:- Roads Maintenance Policies and Standards

Q. the time period adopted between identification and repair temporary and permanent) of all categories of carriageway defects
A. Please refer to the attached document:- Roads Maintenance Policies and Standards

Q. whether Fife Council has formally adopted all or part of the standards contained within the national code of practice for highways maintenance management
A. Please refer to the attached document:- Roads Maintenance Policies and Standards

If you are not satisfied with the way we have handled your request, you have the right to request a review of the decision. Please write to: Chief Legal Officer, Performance & Organisational Support, Fife House, North Street, Glenrothes, KY7 5LT or e-mail to [email address]. The law provides for you to make this request up to 40 workings days from when you receive this correspondence. We add a further three working days to allow time for delivery of our response giving you up to 43 working days from the date of this correspondence to ask for a review. Where the outcome of the review fails to resolve the matter to your complete satisfaction you have the right to apply to the Scottish Information Commissioner for a decision.

Fife Council will consider and seek to resolve any request to the Chief Legal Officer that falls outside this timescale.

Yours sincerely

Clare Whyte
Insurance Officer
Risk Management Section
Finance & Procurement Service
Telephone: 08451 55 55 55 ext. 441205
E-mail: [email address]

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