Potholes - Welsh councils
Dear Gwynedd 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
Diolch yn fawr am eich cais diweddar o dan y Ddeddf Rhyddid Gwybodaeth
2000.
Mae eich cais wedi ei drosglwyddo i mi er mwyn ei brosesu a chadarnhaf ei
fod wedi ei gofnodi o dan y rhif cyfeirnod 619
Gall y Cyngor gymryd i fyny at 20 diwrnod gwaith, o’r dyddiad derbyn, i
ymateb i’ch cais. Dylech felly dderbyn y wybodaeth yr ydych wedi ei
cheisio, yn amodol ar unrhyw eithriad a ganiateir o dan y Ddeddf, erbyn
08/12/2023
Os oes arnoch angen unrhyw wybodaeth bellach, a fyddech cystal â chysylltu
â mi drwy e-bostio [Gwynedd Council request email] gan ddyfynnu’r
cyfeirnod a nodir uchod.
Yn gywir, y Tîm Rhyddid Gwybodaeth
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2000.
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has been logged under the reference number 619
The Council may take up to 20 working days, from the date of receipt, to
respond to your request. You should therefore receive the information you
have requested, subject to the application of any exemptions permitted
under the Act, by 08/12/2023
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na'i ddangos i unrhyw un arall a dylech gysylltu â'r anfonwr ar unwaith.
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Dear Aimee Stanton,
Freedom of Information (Ref 619)
Thank you for your recent request. Please see below for the information
requested:
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).
Information provided is on an incident occurring basis - e.g. 2017
information is for incidents that occurred between 01.01.2017 and
31.12.2017 etc, as at 05.12.2023.
Figures provided also include compensation for personal injury claims as
applicable, including compensation paid by insurer.
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).
Figures supplied are for financial years.
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notwithstanding Gwynedd Council’s disclosure the document may still be
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Yours sincerely,
Lisa Marie Williams
Cefnogaeth Gorfforaethol/Corporate Support
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Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw atodiad iddo yn gyfrinachol ac fe'i bwriedir ar
gyfer y sawl a enwir arno yn unig. Gall gynnwys gwybodaeth freintiedig. Os
yw wedi eich cyrraedd trwy gamgymeriad ni ellwch ei gopio, ei ddosbarthu
na'i ddangos i unrhyw un arall a dylech gysylltu â'r anfonwr ar unwaith.
Mae unrhyw gynnwys nad yw'n ymwneud â busnes swyddogol y corff sy'n anfon
yr e-bost yn bersonol i'r awdur.
Gall cynnwys yr e-bost hwn gael ei ddatgelu yn unol â gofynion
deddfwriaeth mewn perthynas â prosesu a rheoli data, sydd yn cynnwys y
GDPR, Deddf Diogelu Data 2018 a Deddf Rhyddid Gwybodaeth 2000.
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Good afternoon,
Apologies, please find attached the Information required.
Many thanks
Lisa Marie Williams
Cefnogaeth Gorfforaethol/Corporate Support
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Oddi wrth: Aimee Stanton <[FOI #1046732 email]>
Anfonwyd: Dydd Llun, 11 Rhagfyr 2023 13:38
At: Rhyddid Gwybodaeth <[Gwynedd Council request email]>
Pwnc: Re: Cais Rhyddid Gwybodaeth / FOI Request - 619
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