Katherine Vanloo

28 Sept 2017 · Coroner John Buckley · Warwickshire

The coroner's concerns

1. unrepaired pothole
“The pothole was first identified on 23rd March 2015 as a category 2 defect with a target of 28 days within which such defects should be repaired”
2. delayed repair work
“The works order to carry out the repair was only raised by Warwickshire County Council 3 months later on 5th June 2015”
3. incorrect repair timing
“The work to repair the pothole was not undertaken by an employee of CR MacDonald until 2nd November 2015, albeit that the wrong pothole was repaired on that day”
4. excessive repair delay
“There was a delay of over 7 months between the identification of the pothole and the time it was supposedly repaired on 2nd November 2015”
5. lack of tracking system
“At the time of the incident Warwickshire County Council did not have a system in place to track with Balfour Beatty Living Places or CR MacDonald the progress of works orders”