FOI request details
Request
Subject: Broken Streetlights
Reference: WBC-FOI-00507
In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, I would be grateful if you could provide me with the following information:
1. How many streetlights have been reported as faulty?
2. What is the average amount of time taken between the reporting of a fault with a streetlight and its resolution?
3. What is the longest delay between the reporting of a streetlight problem and its resolution?
4. What is the most recent estimate of the number of streetlights in your area that are currently not functioning or partly functioning?
I would like this information for each of the last three calendar years as follows: 2020/2021/2022
I would like this data to be presented in an Excel or PDF spreadsheet with a new sheet for each year and a section on each point of information.
Response
Full Disclosure - 1 February 2023
In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, I would be grateful if you could provide me with the following information:
1.How many streetlights have been reported as faulty?
2020 - 302 lights
2021 - 463 lights
2022 - 581 lights
2.What is the average amount of time taken between the reporting of a fault with a streetlight and its resolution?
2020 - 12 days
2021 - 2.46 days
2022 - 3.7 days
3.What is the longest delay between the reporting of a streetlight problem and its resolution?
2020 - 147 days
2021 - 103 days
2022 - 65 days
4.What is the most recent estimate of the number of streetlights in your area that are currently not functioning or partly functioning?
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I would like this information for each of the last three calendar years as follows: 2020/2021/2022
I would like this data to be presented in an Excel or PDF spreadsheet with a new sheet for each year and a section on each point of information.
Please note that the totals refer to the number of faults reported, not the number of faulty street lights (duplicate reports)
Please note that our responses were accurate to the best of our knowledge at the time of release, and have not subsequently been updated. This information should be considered an historical record only.