Highways England and the Game of FoIA
By way of update, a request in September 2018 for information (under FOIA) from Highways England concerning their attempts at reconciling costs of their contractors in relation to ASC contract…
Damage to the Strategic Road Network (SRN) Claim Costs
By way of update, a request in September 2018 for information (under FOIA) from Highways England concerning their attempts at reconciling costs of their contractors in relation to ASC contract…
If Highways England is able to be reimbursed overpayments, as they have advised in a FoIA response 28/05/2021, why would they state otherwise? We explained a claim presented at about,…
Since 2012, Highways England’s contractors have, to an extent, been operating below the radar; retaining ‘small claims’ recoveries, the sub-£10,000 costs for attendance and restoration following collisions, spills and fires…
We have long evidenced Kier Highways and Highways England acting in concert to charge Third Parties (drivers, fleets, hauliers or their insurers), contract non-complaint rates; making exaggerated claims utilising a…
Birmingham City Council have engaged the ‘misrepresenting claim costs and recoveries‘ contractor Kier Highways after the fiasco involving Amey. The council explained in response to an FoIA request: Kier Highways…
A ‘pain/gain share’ contract involves a risk and reward compensation regime; the parties (Highways England and their contractor) share in the financial “gain” of a project’s success or the financial…
Do Highways England have any regard for the public purse, tax payers money? Claims by contractors are: paid without thought overstated subject to an agreement that prevents reimbursement of overpayment…
28/04/2021), the New Civil Engineer writes ‘Calls for investigation into ‘insidious cover-up culture’ at Highways England‘ adding ‘Internal emails sent between senior Highways England officials and members of the organisation’s…
In 2016, we spoke with a claims manager at a Highways England contractor responsible for attending emergency incidents and repairing the resultant damage. We were warned: Area [redacted] had been…
12/04/2021 an Information tribunal upholds our appeal, the judge writing: ‘I am unable to agree with the Commissioner that HE was correct when it said there was no further information…