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Dear Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council,

Can I please request, in the form of a spreadsheet such as Excel or CSV file, information on potholes reported to and repaired by the council since 2017.

1. The total number of potholes reported to the council, broken down by month, for the calendar years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 (to date).
2. The total number of potholes repaired by the council, broken down by month, for the calendar years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 (to date).
3. The total amount of money paid out in compensation due to potholes, broken down by calendar year in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 (to date).
4. The amount of money spent by the council on fixing potholes, broken down by calendar year in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 (to date).

If this request cannot be met within the cost limits for Freedom of Information requests, please can you provide me with advice and assistance on how I may refine my request.

Yours faithfully,
Aimee Stanton

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You requested

Can I please request, in the form of a spreadsheet such as Excel or CSV
file, information on potholes reported to and repaired by the council
since 2017.

 1. The total number of potholes reported to the council, broken down by
month, for the calendar years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and
2023 (to date).

┌─┬───────┬────────┬────────┬────────┬────────┬────────┬────────┬────────┐
│ │ │ 2017│ 2018│ 2019│ 2020│ 2021│ 2022│ 2023│
├─┼───────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┤
│ │Jan │ 424│ 1177│ 510│ 586│ 553│ 664│ 770│
├─┼───────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┤
│ │Feb │ 394│ 1159│ 493│ 521│ 642│ 665│ 599│
├─┼───────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┤
│ │Mar │ 702│ 1014│ 526│ 596│ 948│ 1006│ 748│
├─┼───────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┤
│ │Apr │ 490│ 755│ 402│ 70│ 515│ 650│ 786│
├─┼───────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┤
│ │May │ 279│ 578│ 353│ 81│ 520│ 553│ 622│
├─┼───────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┤
│ │Jun │ 406│ 384│ 450│ 311│ 632│ 593│ 471│
├─┼───────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┤
│ │Jul │ 301│ 338│ 423│ 701│ 425│ 536│ 398│
├─┼───────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┤
│ │Aug │ 152│ 163│ 189│ 370│ 257│ 321│ 293│
├─┼───────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┤
│ │Sep │ 483│ 297│ 740│ 610│ 356│ 582│ 361│
├─┼───────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┤
│ │Oct │ 382│ 338│ 924│ 556│ 408│ 514│ 436│
├─┼───────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┤
│ │Nov │ 337│ 227│ 569│ 360│ 409│ 511│ │
├─┼───────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┤
│ │Dec │ 427│ 433│ 824│ 686│ 481│ 344│ │
└─┴───────┴────────┴────────┴────────┴────────┴────────┴────────┴────────┘

 2. The total number of potholes repaired by the council, broken down by
month, for the calendar years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and
2023 (to date).

┌────────┬─────────┬────────┬────────┬────────┬────────┬────────┬────────┐
│ │ 2017│ 2018│ 2019│ 2020│ 2021│ 2022│ 2023│
├────────┼─────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┤
│Jan │ 424│ 1177│ 510│ 439│ 504│ 547│ 607│
├────────┼─────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┤
│Feb │ 394│ 1159│ 493│ 508│ 928│ 459│ 672│
├────────┼─────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┤
│Mar │ 702│ 1014│ 526│ 446│ 734│ 608│ 769│
├────────┼─────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┤
│Apr │ 490│ 755│ 402│ 35│ 722│ 460│ 845│
├────────┼─────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┤
│May │ 279│ 578│ 353│ 139│ 373│ 618│ 835│
├────────┼─────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┤
│Jun │ 406│ 384│ 450│ 154│ 479│ 584│ 752│
├────────┼─────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┤
│Jul │ 301│ 338│ 423│ 593│ 398│ 605│ 536│
├────────┼─────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┤
│Aug │ 152│ 163│ 189│ 491│ 459│ 636│ 364│
├────────┼─────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┤
│Sep │ 483│ 297│ 674│ 526│ 439│ 504│ 206│
├────────┼─────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┤
│Oct │ 382│ 338│ 920│ 538│ 463│ 424│ 430│
├────────┼─────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┤
│Nov │ 337│ 227│ 564│ 583│ 385│ 631│ │
├────────┼─────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┤
│Dec │ 427│ 433│ 812│ 361│ 301│ 457│ │
└────────┴─────────┴────────┴────────┴────────┴────────┴────────┴────────┘

3. The total amount of money paid out in compensation due to potholes,
broken down by calendar year in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and
2023 (to date).

Year claim payments
2017 £46,730
2018 £123,701
2019 £29,954
2020 £55,646
2021 £21,331
2022 £5,745
2023 £3,743 Up to 16/11/2023

 

4. The amount of money spent by the council on fixing potholes, broken
down by calendar year in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 (to
date). If this request cannot be met within the cost limits for Freedom of
Information requests, please can you provide me with advice and assistance
on how I may refine my request.

Total Committed Spend
17/18 1,299,177.62
18/19 848,553.36
19/20 798,584.21
20/21 772,857.07
21/22 1,089,051.76
22/23 1,273,762.91

Please note that these figures also include Kerbs, Resurfacing, Bollards &
Traffic Lights.  We are not able to extract specific Pot Hole spend

Should you disagree with our decision, you may appeal to:
The Borough Solicitor, Bolton Council, Town Hall, Bolton, BL1 1RU
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Should you have any queries, please contact [email address]

Yours faithfully

Information Governance Officer
Information Governance Team
www.bolton.gov.uk

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