Dear Sir

I acknowledge receipt of your email which is receiving attention.

As per section 8(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, in order for your request to be considered valid, I require a full name. Please can you provide me with your full name as soon as possible.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely

Jacqueline Keachie
For Freedom of Information Co-ordinator
North Lanarkshire Council
Contact by email

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Dear Mr Smith

Request for Information

I refer again to your email of 27 May 2021 seeking information in relation
to potholes.

Having investigated my response to your six enquiries is as follows:-

(1),(2)

&(3)     I regret to advise that the number of potholes reported to the Council
is not held and in terms of Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland)
Act 2002, I must advise you of this.  By way of some explanation, data held by
the Council relates to repair jobs involving potholes, rather than the
individual number of potholes themselves. That said and to be of some
assistance, the following table sets out indicative numbers of pothole repairs
from 2018 to 2020:-

Year Indicative Number of Pothole Repairs
2018 7,150
2019 4,791
2020 3,522

(4),(5)

&(6)     The following table sets out the amount paid out in compensation due to
claims involving potholes:-

Year Amount of Compensation
2018 £66,013.54
2019 £32,281.03
2020 £ 5,538.13

I can advise that North Lanarkshire Council, having regard to the
provisions of Section 21 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act
2002, has established a procedure whereby any person who has requested
information and is in any way dissatisfied with the decision on that
request, can within forty working days require a review of that decision
by writing to the Head of Legal and Democratic Solutions, Civic Centre,
Windmillhill Street, Motherwell ML1 1AB.  Accordingly, if you are
dissatisfied with this decision and seek such review please write to the
Head of Legal and Democratic Solutions.

I would advise, also, that in terms of Section 47 of the Act a person who
is dissatisfied with a notice given by the local authority under Section
21 of the Act - ie. a notice following a review of a decision by a local
authority, or by the failure of a local authority to give such a notice -
may make application to the Scottish Information Commissioner for a
decision as to whether, in any respect specified in that application, the
request for information to which the requirement relates has been dealt
with in accordance with the Act.  Such an application must be made within
six months of the review decision and be in writing or in another form
which, by reason of it having some permanency is capable of being used for
subsequent reference. The application must state the name of the
applicant, and provide an address for correspondence. The application must
also specify the request for information to which the requirement for
review relates, the matter which gave rise to the applicant’s
dissatisfaction with the original decision of the local authority and the
matter which gives rise to the applicant’s dissatisfaction with the
decision on review by the local authority or the failure of the local
authority to issue such a decision.  The Scottish Information Commissioner
can be contacted as follows:-

Scottish Information Commissioner

Kinburn Castle

Doubledykes Road

St. Andrews

KY16  9DS

email: [1][email address]

Appeals to the Scottish Information Commissioner can also be made online
via the following link: -

[2]www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal

I hope this information is sufficient for your purpose.  If, however, you
require further information – or I can assist in any other way – please
let me know.

Yours sincerely

Angelene Kirkpatrick

For Freedom of Information Co-ordinator

North Lanarkshire Council

Civic Centre

Windmillhill Street

Motherwell

ML1 1AB

Working from home

Please contact via email

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