Gloucestershire County Council

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First report 27 Jun 2016•Latest report 24 May 2019

Reports, concerns and published responses

Reports over time

Reports naming this recipient by issue year.

* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.

Reports: 4
Published responses: 75%
Concerns addressed: 3
Stated actions: 3

Concerns and recipient responses

Statements from Gloucestershire County Council linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.

24 May2019
Gloucestershire
Concerns raised1
1. Failure to maintain the cycle lane in a safe condition
Actions described in response 2
1. Action
  Resurface Cole Avenue, including planing and replacing the tarmac surface and cycle-lane surfacing, through the 2020/21 programme.
2. Action
  Inspect Cole Avenue monthly and apply footpath-defect criteria to cycle lanes, with qualifying defects attended to.
Respondent positions 2
1. Position
  The site currently has no actionable safety defects under the applicable safety defect criteria.
  Disputes the concern
1. Position
  Monthly key-route inspections and attendance to qualifying defects are considered sufficient until planned resurfacing.
  Existing arrangements considered sufficient
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Ahmed Hassam Motala · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Report summary

Ahmed Motala was cycling to work on the A38 in Gloucester on 29 November 2018 when he collided with a lorry; the injuries he sustained resulted in his death. The report raised concern that the cycle lane was in very poor condition, requiring cyclists to swerve or cycle close to the traffic lane, and that cyclists’ lives could be put at risk if it remained unrepaired.

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Source evidence
How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Gloucestershire County Council; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Failure to maintain the cycle lane in a safe condition
Wider context from the report
“The evidence of the Police Collision Investigator and the evidence of witnesses who were motorists on the day (one who regularly used the cycle lane himself) describe the state of the cycle lane as being in very poor condition and cyclists have to swerve in the cycle lane to avoid the defects. Moreover I heard that to avoid the defects they cycle very close to the white line separating the lane with the traffic. This is obviously very dangerous. At the time of the impact, Mr Motala was not in a cycle lane, what is more the weather on that day was described as “diabolical”. Therefore I do not consider that the state of the cycle lane itself contributed to his death. However, I am concerned that lives of cyclists in the future may be put at risk if the cycle lane stays in the current state of repair. ”
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How this respondent action was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation
Resurface Cole Avenue, including planing and replacing the tarmac surface and cycle-lane surfacing, through the 2020/21 programme.

Verbatim wording from the response
“Our Safety Inspection Team have been out and assessed the site using our Safety Defect Criteria. At present there are no actionable safety defects, however the red surfacing that is sometimes used in cycle lanes to highlight their presence is starting to strip away. There is no quick fix for this issue and the lanes have to be planned out and fully resurfaced.”

Source location
2019-0168-Response-by-Gloucestershire-County-Council
Page 1 · response
Published 29 July 2019
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How this respondent action was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation
Inspect Cole Avenue monthly and apply footpath-defect criteria to cycle lanes, with qualifying defects attended to.

Verbatim wording from the response
“Cole Avenue is currently in our resurfacing programme for the next financial year 20/21, this will involve the tarmac surface and cycle lanes being planed out and new tarmac put in its place. Until this time, Cole Avenue will continue to be inspected as part of our key route inspections once a month and any defects that are present will be attended to. I have stressed the importance of picking any issues up in this location and the inspectors will now pick up any defects that meet the criteria for a footpath defect within the cycle lanes. This criteria is different to that of a carriageway and will highlight smaller defects.”

Source location
2019-0168-Response-by-Gloucestershire-County-Council
Page 1 · response
Published 29 July 2019
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How this respondent position was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation
The site currently has no actionable safety defects under the applicable safety defect criteria.

Verbatim wording from the response
“Our Safety Inspection Team have been out and assessed the site using our Safety Defect Criteria. At present there are no actionable safety defects, however the red surfacing that is sometimes used in cycle lanes to highlight their presence is starting to strip away. There is no quick fix for this issue and the lanes have to be planned out and fully resurfaced.”

Source location
2019-0168-Response-by-Gloucestershire-County-Council
Page 1 · response
Published 29 July 2019
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How this respondent position was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation
Monthly key-route inspections and attendance to qualifying defects are considered sufficient until planned resurfacing.

Verbatim wording from the response
“Cole Avenue is currently in our resurfacing programme for the next financial year 20/21, this will involve the tarmac surface and cycle lanes being planed out and new tarmac put in its place. Until this time, Cole Avenue will continue to be inspected as part of our key route inspections once a month and any defects that are present will be attended to. I have stressed the importance of picking any issues up in this location and the inspectors will now pick up any defects that meet the criteria for a footpath defect within the cycle lanes. This criteria is different to that of a carriageway and will highlight smaller defects.”

Source location
2019-0168-Response-by-Gloucestershire-County-Council
Page 1 · response
Published 29 July 2019
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24 May2019
Gloucestershire
Concerns raised2
1. Failure to provide flood-warning signs for motorists
2. Failure of roadside drainage to prevent standing and running water on the A424
No linked response statements
No action or position from this recipient is clearly linked to the concerns in this report.
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Ray Ronald Westlake and Barry Malcolm Clow · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Report summary

On 9 December 2018, Barry Malcolm Clow lost control of his car on the A424 near Upper Rissington and collided with another vehicle; Ray Ronald Westlake, a passenger in the other vehicle, and Mr Clow died at the scene from their injuries. The concern was that standing and running water regularly overwhelmed roadside drainage on this stretch of road, with no warning signs for the potential for flooding, putting future motorists' lives at risk.

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Source evidence
How this individual concern was interpreted
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PFD Monitor interpretation
Failure to provide flood-warning signs for motorists
Wider context from the report
“The evidence that I heard was that it had been raining on that day and there were large areas of standing water and running water throughout this stretch of the A424. I am told that there are features in the side of the road (grips) which are dug out to encourage the water to run away but these are regularly overwhelmed. The evidence from other motorists and local residents is that this is a significant problem for motorists, especially those who do not know this stretch of road. Whilst it may not be possible to ensure that the water runs away I was surprised as was the Police Collision Investigator that there were no signs warning motorists for the potential for this area to flood. I am concerned that if this situation continues, future lives will be put at risk in the same way. ”
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Source evidence
How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Gloucestershire County Council; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Failure of roadside drainage to prevent standing and running water on the A424
Wider context from the report
“The evidence that I heard was that it had been raining on that day and there were large areas of standing water and running water throughout this stretch of the A424. I am told that there are features in the side of the road (grips) which are dug out to encourage the water to run away but these are regularly overwhelmed. The evidence from other motorists and local residents is that this is a significant problem for motorists, especially those who do not know this stretch of road. Whilst it may not be possible to ensure that the water runs away I was surprised as was the Police Collision Investigator that there were no signs warning motorists for the potential for this area to flood. I am concerned that if this situation continues, future lives will be put at risk in the same way. ”
Open source report
27 Jun2016
Gloucestershire
Concerns raised1
1. Lack of an identified lead professional for individuals receiving care from numerous agencies
No linked response statements
No action or position from this recipient is clearly linked to the concerns in this report.
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Anielka Agnes Grace Marie Jennings · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Report summary

Anielka Agnes Grace Marie Jennings, aged 17, was found hanging from a banister at home on 5 February 2015 and was pronounced deceased at 1510 hours. The principal concern was that, when numerous agencies care for a child transitioning to adult services, the absence of a lead or key professional can lead to communication breakdown between agencies.

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Source evidence
How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Gloucestershire County Council; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Lack of an identified lead professional for individuals receiving care from numerous agencies
Wider context from the report
“(1) When an individual is being cared for by numerous agencies, in particular when said individual is a child transitioning to adult services, there is no lead/ key professional identified, which can result in a breakdown of communication between the agencies. ”
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Reports, concerns and published responses

Reports over time

Concerns raised1

Failure to maintain the cycle lane in a safe condition

Actions described in response An action is something this recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.2

Respondent positions A position is what this recipient says about the concern when it does not describe a specific action.2

Concerns raised2

Failure to provide flood-warning signs for motorists

Failure of roadside drainage to prevent standing and running water on the A424

Concerns raised1

Lack of an identified lead professional for individuals receiving care from numerous agencies

Actions described in response 2

Respondent positions 2