ALARM survey on the Well Managed Highways Infrastructure Code of Practice

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* 1. Have you implemented the new Highways Code of Practice?

Yes

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* 2. In your preparation/drafting of your new policy, have you collaborated with your neighbouring authorities?

Yes

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* 3. Has your insurance department had any input into the drafting of the new policy?

Yes

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* 4. Have you had input from your legal team and/or your insurers into the drafting of the new policy?

Yes

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* 5. Are you utilising improved/new technology to assist in your systems of highway inspection and maintenance?

Yes

If yes, please indicate what.

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* 6. Do you believe the risk-based approach to asset management will assist in the process of highway maintenance?

Yes

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* 7. To what extent was affordability a factor when applying the risk-based approach to highway maintenance?

Not a factor

A minor factor

A significant factor

The major factor

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* 8. Do you consider the new Code to be a development of your existing approach to highway maintenance, or a complete change?

Development

Complete change

Please supply more information.

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* 9. Do you have any specific concerns about the new Code of Practice?

Yes

If yes, please supply reasons.

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* 10. Have you removed the phrase “intervention levels” from your new policy and replaced it with the phrase “investigatory levels”?

Yes

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* 11. Have you changed your categorisation of priority for repairs as a result of the new Code of Practice?

Yes

If yes, what categories for repair do you now have?

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* 12. Do you consider that the implementation of the new Code will assist in making claims easier to defend?

Yes

Remain the same

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* 13. Do you expect claim numbers to fall, rise or remain the same in the next twelve months?

Fall

Rise

Remain the same