Issue - meetings

Regarding the format of Performance Overview reporting, it was suggested that a document should be produced simply focusing on items that were rag rated as red. The Director said this was a possibility that would be looked into.

A Member noted the red alert with respect to highway maintenance and queried  the level of claims against the Council. The Director responded and said that the majority of claims would be dealt with and paid out by Riney. The Committee was informed that on average there were normally around 250 claims per year, but these had doubled last year to 460. A Member asked about the level of damages paid out for personal injury claims. The Assistant Director for Traffic and Highways responded that no claims had been received for personal injury. A Member commented that she was aware of a cyclist who had made a personal injury claim for an incident in the Chislehurst Ward because he had broken his collarbone after a cycling accident caused by a pothole.

A Member stated that TfL and the Mayor were not paying the Council properly to repair roads and that the Council had to pay for reactive maintenance. He said that the Council was repairing TfL roads and not getting any reimbursement.

RESOLVED that the ECS Performance Overview update be noted.