Dear Sir/Madam

FOI REQUEST X04-3389

We acknowledge your request for information below received on 1^st
September 2021.  This is being treated as a request for information under
the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 

We are considering your request and you should receive a response within
the statutory timescale of 20 working days, unless the information is
exempt or we require additional time to consider whether disclosure is in
the public interest in accordance with section 2 of the Freedom of
Information Act.

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know.

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consider whether it is proper to release it and if any of the exemption
categories do apply then the information will not be released. We will
tell you if this is the case, and you will have a right of appeal.

If the information you request contains reference to a third party then
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You may have to pay a fee for this information. We will consider this and
let you know. If so you will have to pay the fee before we process and
release the information.

If you have any queries or concerns, then please contact me directly. You
can find out more about the Act from the Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner’s Office – Wales 2nd Floor Churchill House
Churchill Way Cardiff

CF10 2HH

Telephone: 02920 678400 Fax: 02920 678399

Email: [1][email address]

Website: [2]https://ico.org.uk/

Yours sincerely

Y Swyddfa Rhyddid Gwybodaeth | Freedom of Ffon / Phone: (01656) 643473
Information Office
Ffacs / Fax: (01656) 657899
Cyfarwyddiaeth y Prif Weithredwr|  Chief
Executive’s Directorate E-bost / E-Mail [3][Bridgend
County Borough Council request
Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-Y-Bont ar Ogwr email]
| Bridgend County Borough Council
Gwefan / Website:
www.bridgend.gov.uk

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Dear Sir/Madam,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST X04-3389

We refer to your email dated DATE which contained a request for
information as set out in italics below.  Following consideration of your
request, in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I respond
to each point as follows:

I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of
Information act:

1.                 The total number of potholes and/or road defects
reported in your local area, broken down by month for the years 2019, 2020
and 2021 to date.

Please see attached spreadsheet. 

2.                 The total number of potholes and/or road defects fixed
by the council, broken down by month for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021 to
date.

Please see attached spreadsheet. 

3.           The amount of money spent by the council on fixing potholes
and/or road defects broken down by year, for 2019, 2020 and 2021 (calendar
years if possible, please).

This information is not held as pothole repairs are undertaken by teams
that undertake a multitude of other remedial works to the highway. Itn is
not possible therefore to assess the cost to fill/repair potholes alone.

4.           The total amount of money paid out in compensation due to
potholes and/or road defects, broken down by year for 2019, 2020, 2021
(calendar years if possible, please).

2019 – £15,819.95

2020 – £2,837.78

2021 – £763.53

5.           And if possible, please can you give an indication of the
amount of time taken to fix a single pothole (from starting work on the
fix to the road being open again)?

The time to undertake work is not recorded, therefore the Council does not
hold the requested information. 

I hope this response satisfies your request. If you are dissatisfied with
the handling of the request, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 you
have the right to request a review of the Council’s response to your
request for information.  If you wish to request a review, please write to
the below address or email [1][Bridgend County Borough Council request
email] .  Following ICO guidance, a request for a review must be made
within 2 months of a response being received.

Monitoring Officer

Bridgend County Borough Council

Civic Offices,

Angel Street

Bridgend, CF31 4WB

If you remain dissatisfied with the outcome of that review, you may seek
further recourse by lodging an appeal with the Information Commissioner
at:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Tel: 0303 123 1113

E:mail : [2][email address]

Website:  [3]www.ico.org.uk

Yours sincerely

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Freedom of Information Office

Bridgend County Borough Council

Level 4, Civic Offices

Angel Street

Bridgend

CF31 4WB

Tel: 01656 643565

Email: [4][Bridgend County Borough Council request email]

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