Request ID: FOI-0772-2223 Date published: 26 July 2022
You asked
I am instructed on behalf of British Telecommunications plc in connection with a personal injury claim being brought for a tripping incident that occurred on Wandsworth Plain SW18 1ET on the 7th June 2022.
To assist me with my investigations, and in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I require copies of the highway inspection records together with all opening/closing notices, defect notices and records of complaints for the 12 months prior to the 7th June 2022.
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-0772-2223
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 29th June 2022 asking for information about Wandsworth Plain, SW18.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.
Specifically you asked:
“I require copies of the highway inspection records together with all opening/closing notices, defect notices and records of complaints for the 12 months prior to the 7th June 2022.”
I can confirm that we hold the information you require.
The attached folder contains the requested inspection records, opening/closing notices, and defect records for the year in question. Note that you may need to expand the width of some of the columns in some of the spreadsheets to read the information in full.
In terms of complaints, the following table shows details of the two complaints received by our Customer Services team in the year to 7th June 2022 which relate to Wandsworth Plain:
Channel Type
Core Motivation
Explanation Category
Location
Created on
Notes
Email
Accidents, safety and security
Accidents
A217 Wandsworth Plain
31/08/2021 12:25
An online Report a street problem has been submitted. The reference for this request is xxxx Problem: Paving or excavations Date problem first noticed: 29/08/2021 Housing estate: No Additional information: Uneven paving surface by bus stops. Caught my foot in the difference between paving surface and drain/ manhole cover and fell my full length Location of problem: A217 Wandsworth Plain
Email
Accidents, safety and security
Accidents
A217 Wandsworth Plain
26/09/2021 12:32
Walking down Wandsworth Plain from Wandsworth, left hand side of the pavement. The oblong iron cover with HYDRO stamped upon it, before the 86 bus stop - The sides are slightly raised above the paving, sufficient to catch toe/heel, as happened to myself.
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,
David Wells FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
