Potholes - Wales Councils
Dear Newport City Council,
Please could you answer the following questions in relation to potholes
1. Total no. of potholes reported in your council area for the years (i) 2020, (ii) 2021, (iii) 2022 and (iv) 2023 to date
2. Total no. of potholes fixed in your council area for the years (i) 2020, (ii) 2021, (iii) 2022 and (iv) 2023 to date
3. Total amount made in claims for compensation due to pothole damage broken down by financial year for the years (i) 2020/21, (ii) 2021/22, (iii) 2022/23, and (iv) 2023/24 to date
4. Total amount paid out in claims for compensation due to pothole damage broken down by financial year for the years (i) 2020/21, (ii) 2021/22, (iii) 2022/23, and (iv) 2023/24 to date
If possible if time allows:
5. The road name in your area which has received the most pothole reports over the past 5 years, and the total amount of reports made.
Yours faithfully,
Matthew Davis
Prynhawn Da/Good Afternoon,
Thank you for your request for information about :
Pot holes
Received on 29/11/2023
This request has been formally logged in our FOI management system and has been assigned the reference REQ12027.
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Yours sincerely,
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Dear Matthew Davis,
Thank you for your recent request for information which I have enclosed
below for ease of reference. Your request has been treated in accordance
with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and/or the Environmental
Information Regulations 2004.
Your Request : REQ12027
I can confirm that we hold information that falls within the scope of your
request. The answers to your questions have been provided in red text
below / the attached document.
Please could you answer the following questions in relation to potholes
1. Total no. of potholes reported in your council area for the
years (i) 2020, (ii) 2021, (iii) 2022 and (iv) 2023 to date
See attached. Please note the figures may include the same potholes
reported by different individuals
2. Total no. of potholes fixed in your council area for the
years (i) 2020, (ii) 2021, (iii) 2022 and (iv) 2023 to date
See attached
3. Total amount made in claims for compensation due to pothole
damage broken down by financial year for the years (i) 2020/21, (ii)
2021/22, (iii) 2022/23, and (iv) 2023/24 to date. We are unable to
provide an exact figure as not all claims when submitted include a
specific amount as repairs have not necessarily been undertaken at the
time of the claim submission or it may be that some prefer an admission of
liability before undertaking any repairs
4. Total amount paid out in claims for compensation due to
pothole damage broken down by financial year for the years (i) 2020/21,
(ii) 2021/22, (iii) 2022/23, and (iv) 2023/24 to date
2020/21 £1741.64
2021/22 £2109.70
2022/23 £3157.85
2023 to date £3065.26
If possible if time allows:
5. The road name in your area which has received the most
pothole reports over the past 5 years, and the total amount of reports
made.
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Kind regards,
Sarah Jones
Information Management
Mae’r Cyngor yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg, Saesneg neu yn y ddwy
iaith. Byddwn yn cyfathrebu â chi yn ôl eich dewis. Ni fydd gohebu yn
Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.
The Council welcomes correspondence in English or Welsh or both, and will
respond to you according to your preference. Corresponding in Welsh will
not lead to delay.
Disclaimer/Ymwadiad
This email contains information intended for the addressee only and may be
confidential, the subject of legal or professional privilege, or be
otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient
of this message, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose,
distribute or copy the email to any other party. This email and any
attached file are the property of Newport City Council.
When you email Newport City Council, you consent to the Council monitoring
and reading any such emails for the purposes of security and legislative
compliance. For the full disclaimer please access
http://www.newport.gov.uk/disclaimer.
Mae'r e-bost hwn yn cynnwys gwybodaeth y bwriedir ar gyfer y derbynnydd yn
unig a gall fod yn gyfrinachol, yn destun ragorfraint gyfreithiol neu
broffesiynol, neu fel arall wedi’i diogelu rhag cael ei rhyddhau. Os nad
chi yw derbynnydd bwriadedig y neges hon, a fyddech cystal â rhoi gwybod
i'r anfonwr ar unwaith a pheidio â datgelu, dosbarthu neu gopïo’r e-bost i
unrhyw barti arall. Mae’r e-bost hon ac unrhyw ffeiliau atodedig yn eiddo
i Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd.
Pan fyddwch yn anfon e-bost at Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd, rydych yn cydsynio
i’r Cyngor fonitro a darllen unrhyw e-byst o’r fath at ddibenion
cydymffurfio â diogelwch ac â deddfwriaeth. I weld yr ymwadiad llawn ewch
i http://www.newport.gov.uk/ymwadiad
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