Newport City Council

Local government · Welsh county borough council

Pin Request correction

First report 25 Nov 2019•Latest report 27 Feb 2026

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
2

Naming this recipient

Published responses
50%

Found for named reports

Concerns addressed
2

Across all linked responses

Stated actions
1

Described in responses

Concerns and recipient responses

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

  1. Gwent

    AI-generated summary

    Brema Elizabeth VIRGO · Prevention of Future Deaths report

    This summary was generated using AI from the published report. Please read the original report for the complete account.

    Report summary

    Brema Elizabeth Virgo died after tripping over a raised manhole cover while walking on a pavement, sustaining a significant head injury. The report identified concerns that pavement-defect assessment methods may fail to reflect the full height of defects, meaning hazards may not be identified and remedial action may not be taken.

    Read the report on judiciary.uk

    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 Newport City Council; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure to properly identify relevant pavement defects

    Wider context from the report

    “The methods used for assessing and interpreting height of the defects in pavements allows for circumstances to occur whereby the actual height of the entire defect may not be reflected. Relevant defects may not be properly identified resulting in preventative remedial action not being taken, which presents a risk of future deaths. ”
    Open source report

    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 Newport City Council; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Inadequate methods for assessing and interpreting pavement defect height

    Wider context from the report

    “The methods used for assessing and interpreting height of the defects in pavements allows for circumstances to occur whereby the actual height of the entire defect may not be reflected. Relevant defects may not be properly identified resulting in preventative remedial action not being taken, which presents a risk of future deaths. ”
    Open source report

    Source evidence

    How this respondent action was interpreted

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

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Review the Highway Maintenance Manual to consider whether alterations are necessary in response to the reported concern.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “Whilst we consider that no immediate or short term changes need to be made, in view of the serious nature of the incident in question, Highways intend to undertake a review of the Highway Maintenance Manual to consider whether any alterations to this may be necessary in view of your comments. Should any changes be identified, these would need to be reviewed by senior managers and proceed through a cabinet approval process, before being ratified and implemented.”

    Source location

    Response from Newport City Council
    Page 2 · response
    Published 9 March 2026

    Open published response

    Source evidence

    How this respondent position was interpreted

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

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    No immediate or short-term changes are considered necessary because existing highway inspection, risk-assessment, and defect-recording arrangements address the concern.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “I and other senior members of the Council’s highways department have given detailed consideration to the report and reviewed the Council’s Manual and methods with reference to the specific concern raised. We have concluded that we do not consider that any immediate or short term changes need to be made.”

    Source location

    Response from Newport City Council
    Page 1 · response
    Published 9 March 2026

    Open published response

  2. Gwent

    AI-generated summary

    Gareth John Williams · Prevention of Future Deaths report

    This summary was generated using AI from the published report. Please read the original report for the complete account.

    Report summary

    Gareth John Williams died at 08.30 on 19 April 2018 from injuries sustained when his motorbike collided with a car while he was overtaking traffic on the A468 near Machen. The report identified travelling in excess of the speed limit and overtaking as contributing to the collision, and raised concern about whether extending double white lines could restrict overtaking on that stretch of road.

    Read the report on judiciary.uk

    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 Newport City Council; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Lack of double white lines restricting overtaking on the A468

    Wider context from the report

    “Gareth John Williams died when the motorcycle he was riding was in a collision with a BMW. He was travelling along the A468 in the direction of Newport and overtaking a line of traffic. ████████ the driver of the BMW was turning out of the junction which leads to Lower Ocherwyth. This area of road is known as the Machen mile, or Mad Mile and anecdotally I heard that it is a straight length of road where motorists are inclined to drive at speed. I determined that Mr Williams was travelling in excess of the speed limit and his overtaking a number of vehicles along this road contributed to the collision I consider, having taken evidence from the collision Investigator, that safety along this stretch of road would be improved if consideration was given to extending the range of double white lines to this area of the A468 to restrict overtaking. ”
    Open source report
Back to top

Information checked against published PFD reports and official responses · Data reviewed 7 Sep 2026 · About data quality and limitations

Data last updated 7 September 2026