Request ID: FOI-0091-2324 Date published: 04 May 2023
You asked
To whom it may concern,
Please can you provide me with the following information applied for under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
1) Please provide details, measurements and definitions as to how Transport for London classify various levels of highway defect.
2) Please provide details as to what level of defect is actionable and when by your definition.
3) Please provide a copy of the inspection report (with personal data redacted) dated 14/09/2022 that covers Holloway Road N7 8BU next to St Mary Magdalane bus stop near Cowling & Wilcox ltd.
4) Please provide copies of any inspection reports (with personal data redacted) between July 2021 and February 2023 that cover Holloway Road N7 8BU next to St Mary Magdalane bus stop near Cowling & Wilcox ltd art supplies.
We look forward to hearing from you.
We answered
TfL Ref: 0091-2324
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 4 April 2023 asking for information about highway defects. Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold the information you require. You asked:
Please provide details, measurements and definitions as to how Transport for London classify various levels of highway defect.
Please provide details as to what level of defect is actionable and when by your definition.
Please provide a copy of the inspection report (with personal data redacted) dated 14/09/2022 that covers Holloway Road N7 8BU next to St Mary Magdalane bus stop near Cowling & Wilcox ltd.
Please provide copies of any inspection reports (with personal data redacted) between July 2021 and February 2023 that cover Holloway Road N7 8BU next to St Mary Magdalane bus stop near Cowling & Wilcox ltd art supplies
Please see the published contract information which can be accessed via the Contracts Finder website here: https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder.
Information covering the details, measurements and definitions as to how Transport for London classify various levels of highway defect are outlined in the following section of this agreement:
Volume B, Scope, Technical Specification Part 2, Clause 3351AR (Safety Inspections) and Volume B, Scope, Technical Specification Part 3, Appendix 33/1. Information associated with what level of defect is actionable and when, is also outlined in the above Volume. To refine the search accordingly on Contracts Finder for this agreement, please select 'Awarded Contracts' then search by the name 'London Highway Maintenance and Projects Framework'. Once a list appears, refer to the published date field and add '04/06/2021' to both the start and end dates. Click ‘update results’, then click on any of the three 'London Highway Maintenance and Projects Framework'. The information you require is in Part 7 and Part 9 of the PDF document, as referenced below:
Volume B, Scope, Technical Specification Part 2, Clause 3351AR (Safety Inspections) -> Part 7, Pages 262 – 263.
Volume B, Scope, Technical Specification Part 3, Appendix 33/1 -> Part 9, Pages 184 – 189..
In accordance with section 21 of the FOI Act, we are not obliged to supply you with a copy of the requested information as it is already accessible to you elsewhere.
Please also find attached records of our inspections for this location. No defects were recorded during the inspections implemented on 14 September 2022.
If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.
Yours sincerely
Jasmine Howard FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
