Cofnod Datgeliadau

Cwestiwn

Subject: Expenditure on Reinstatement Repairs Following Utility Excavations

Re: Relating to your authority’s expenditure on reinstatement works that were required as a result of previous highway excavations carried out by utility companies or their contractors.

Specifically, I am requesting the following information:

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1. Total Spend on Reinstatement Repairs

For each of the last five financial years (2020/21 – 2024/25 or most recent available):

• The total gross expenditure incurred by the council on repairs to the public highway that were required due to failure, deterioration, or defect in reinstatements originally carried out by:

o Statutory undertakers (e.g., water, gas, electricity, telecoms)

o Their contractors or sub-contractors

Please include costs such as:

• Patching or resurfacing works

• Emergency repairs linked to failed reinstatements

• Additional inspections or investigations specifically triggered by reinstatement failure

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2. Amount Recovered From Utility Companies

For the same five financial years:

• The total amount invoiced to utility companies or contractors for defective reinstatement repairs

• The total amount actually recovered

• Any outstanding amounts (if held in recorded form)

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3. Volume of Defective Reinstatements

For each of the same years:

• The number of reinstatements recorded as defective or non-compliant under:

o The New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (NRSWA)

o SROH requirements

o HAUC guidance or your local inspection criteria

If possible, please break this down by utility type (water, gas, electricity, telecoms, etc.).

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4. FPNs and Defect Charges Issued

For each of the five years:

• The number of Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) issued relating to reinstatement issues

• The total value of FPNs issued

• The total value successfully recovered

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Format Request

Please provide the information in Excel, CSV, or another machine-readable format, if available.

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Purpose of Request

This request forms part of a nationwide analysis into the financial impact of defective reinstatement works on local authorities. The information will help quantify:

• Public funds spent on repairing failed utility reinstatements

• The level of cost recovery from statutory undertakers

• Trends in compliance, enforcement, and deterioration

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Ateb

This is the only details we hold for the years 2020/21 – 2024/25

1. Total Spend on Reinstatement Repairs

Telecoms 1126 defects cost to undertaker £53,587

Gas 899 defects cost to undertaker £42,866

Water 3807 defects cost to undertaker £180,955

Electric 470 defects cost to undertaker £22,407

No FPN issued against poor reinstatement and the authority cores and potential failures, and reinstatement goes back to the utility company.