I request disclosure of the following information:
1. The date and time the pothole was first reported to Devon County Council (DCC).
2. Copies of all reports received regarding this defect before 23 February 2026.
3. The inspection records for this section of the A381 for the three months preceding the incident.
4. The date and time the repair order was raised.
Please see this DCC webpage for the information for questions 1 – 4.
Some of the information has been redacted. This because this information is exempt from disclosure under Regulation 13(1) of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (Personal Data).
Devon County Council can confirm the requested information is held; however, the Council cannot disclose personal information, if releasing it would contravene any of the provisions in the UK General Data Protection Regulation. In this instance release of this information would contravene Principle (a) (Lawfulness, Fairness, and Transparency) of the UK GDPR and therefore the information is withheld
5. The Council’s policy timescales for repairing defects of this severity.
Please see DCC’s Highway Safety Policy for this information.