Expenditure on reinstatement works

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request information 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:

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:

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

b) 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

2. Amount Recovered From Utility Companies For the same five financial years:

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

b) The total amount actually recovered c) Any outstanding amounts (if held in recorded form)

3. Volume of Defective Reinstatements For each of the same years: The number of reinstatements recorded as defective or non-compliant under:

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

b) SROH requirements c) HAUC guidance or your local inspection criteria If possible, please break this down by utility type (water, gas, electricity, telecoms, etc.).

4. FPNs and Defect Charges Issued For each of the five years:

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

b) The total value of FPNs issued

c) The total value successfully recovered

Due to a change of the financial system/change in process, we are only able to supply information relating to 2023/24 & 2024/25.

1. No repairs/expenditure has been made by the council in relation to Reinstatement Repairs LCC do not carry out patching or resurfacing works because of utility works. LCC do not carry out emergency repairs because of utility works. Additional inspections will be included as part of the volume of defective reinstatements in Number 3

2. In 2023/24;

a) £196,806.50

b) £196,806.50

c) £0 In 2024/25:

a) £358,393.50

b) £358,393.50

c) £0

3. a), b) and c) all fall under the same legislation and are one and the same thing.

In 2023/24:

No. of defective reinstatements = 1442

771 – water

70 – gas

155 – electricity

446 – telecoms

In 2024/25; No of defective reinstatements = 2781

1276 – water

107 – gas

307 – electricity

1091 – telecoms

4. In 2023/24;

a) 676

b) £54,080 (if paid at discounted rate)

c) £35,040

In 2024/25;

a) 426

b) £34,080 (if paid at discounted rate)

c) £31,280