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Request for Information – WBC-FOI-03351 – Potholes

 

Thank you for your request for information received on 13 November 2023.

 

We aim to respond to you within 20 working days.

 

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Request for Information - WBC-FOI-03351 - Potholes

 

I refer to your request for information received on 13 November 2023. 
Please see the information below in response to your request: -

 

Your Request:

 

Under the FOI Act, I would like to request the following information
regarding pothole data in Wandsworth:

 

1) How many potholes were recorded for every area in Wandsworth for the
years 2021, 2022, and 2023?

 

2) What was the average time to fix these potholes per region for the
years 2021, 2022, and 2023?

 

3) How many accidents were reported due to potholes in every area for the
years 2021, 2022, and 2023?

 

4) What is the amount of money spent by the council on fixing potholes for
the years 2021, 2022 and 2023?

 

5) What is the total amount of money paid out in compensation due to
potholes for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023?

 

6) What was the budget to repair potholes for each region for the years
2021, 2022 and 2023?

 

Our Response:

 

1) How many potholes were recorded for every area in Wandsworth for the
years 2021, 2022, and 2023?

 

2023 – to date - 695

2022-2023 - 728 

2021-2022 – 1100

2020-2021 - 580

2) What was the average time to fix these potholes per region for the
years 2021, 2022, and 2023?

 

Information not held.

 

3) How many accidents were reported due to potholes in every area for the
years 2021, 2022, and 2023?

 

Please note this only relates to accidents that resulted in an insurance
claim being presented and not to total number of accidents reported
involving a pothole. This also only relates to the date the claims were
brought, not to the accident date which may fall outside the period in
question which is 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2023.

 

Year Number of claims received
2021 26
2022 19
2023 27
Grand Total 72

 

 

4) What is the amount of money spent by the council on fixing potholes for
the years 2021, 2022 and 2023?

The Council does not separately budget for potholes. However, each year
the Council sets out detailed revenue and capital budgets for Highways and
Transport. The revenue budgets include income and expenditure relating to
the day to day running of the Council.  The capital budgets include income
and expenditure that will yield benefit to the Council over a period of
more than a year (e.g., roads, buildings). The revenue budget allocation
for Highways and Transport (‘Engineering-Highways’) is under ‘Traffic and
Engineering’ within ‘Strategic Planning and Transportation’.

   ‘Highways Services’ capital program is under ‘Strategic Planning and
Transportation’ within the capital program section of the budget book for
each financial year requested.

   Please use the link for ease of reference to the budget books:
[2]Council budget - Wandsworth Borough Council

 

5) What is the total amount of money paid out in compensation due to
potholes for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023?

 

Financial Year Payment (£)
2021 67,938.70
2022 67,758.73
2023 26,519.03
Grand Total 162,216.46

 

Data has been obtained using calendar years and for 2023 from 01/01/23
until 14/11/23 inclusive. Figures quoted may include own legal fees, third
party legals fees and other costs.

 

6) What was the budget to repair potholes for each region for the years
2021, 2022 and 2023?

 

Please refer to Q4

 

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anything further, please feel free to contact us.

 

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request, you may make representations to the Information and Transparency
Manager.  Any such request for an internal review should be made within 40
days from today's date.  Correspondence should be addressed to:

[email address]

 

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision
at: [3]https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/

 

Regards,

 

FOI and DPA Officer

[email address]

 

 

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