HAUC(UK) Working Group - Inspections
HAUC(UK) Working Group - Inspections
Under section 75, an undertaker executing street works is required to pay the street authority a prescribed fee in respect of each inspection of works carried out by the authority. Section 75 also empowers the Secretary of State to make a scheme under which the prescribed fee is only paid in respect of such proportion or number of street works as the scheme may determine.
Whilst the Act does not make any provision for the Secretary of State to issue or approve a code of practice on inspections of street works, the highway authorities and utilities have agreed that it would be prudent to have a non-statutory code covering not only aspects of inspections determined under the Secretary of State’s scheme but also matters not covered by specific legislative requirements. This Code of Practice gives practical guidance on procedures for inspections, investigations, improvement plans, fee arrangements and reports.
The NRSWA 1991 Act makes undertakers wholly responsible for the management of their street works. Street authorities are responsible for monitoring the performance of the undertakers and wholly responsible for co-ordination. Street authorities are empowered to charge undertakers for a number of sample inspections that they will carry out to monitor undertakers’ performance. Sample inspections may also be supplemented by the results of routine street authority inspections and by reports from the police and members of the public. Defect inspections may be carried out prior to, during and after the remedial work to defective reinstatements, and fees may be charged to the undertaker concerned.
HAUC(UK) Working Group - Inspections
Our Inspections Works Groups is co chaired with one representative from SWUK and one from JAGUK
Nigel Myers
Nigel has been in the Telecommunications industry since the mid 1990’s, when the regional cable companies originally installed their infrastructure. After various mergers over the years, Nigel now heads up the Statutory and Street Works Team for Virgin Media, ensuring compliance with all current and proposed legislation which affects works and apparatus in the public highway.
Prior to making the move into the Telecommunications industry, Nigel worked on the tools as a street mason, where his interest and knowledge of street works originated.
Senior Statutory & Streetworks Policy Manager Virgin Media
Tony Pegrum
I first joined the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in 1996 as a Street Works inspector and was quickly promoted to the position of Street Works Co-ordinator in late 1997. ln 2003 I was appointed as the Councils Traffic Manager responsible for implementing the policies and processes associated with the Traffic Management Act 2004. Since then, I have been responsible for managing a team of 14 team delivering the Councils Network Management Duty.
I was a key member of the London Permit Scheme Working Group responsible for developing and introducing the London Permit Scheme in January 2010, which was the first of its kind in the country. ln 2012 I took on the role of Bi-borough Traffic Manager for both Kensington and Chelsea and Hammersmith and Fulham Council under a new shared services structure for 7 years when the arrangement came to an end. More recently I have worked collaboratively with other London Boroughs and Transport for London to develop a pan London Lane Rental Scheme with the aim of delivering a consistent approach across London.
Before joining Kensington and Chelsea I worked for Barnet Council and a private residential developer where I gained a good knowledge of general civil engineering practices.
I continue to play an active role within the Street Works community both regionally, in London. I am passionate about all thing’s inspection related which was one of the main reasons why I got involved in the lnspection Working Group.
Outside of work I am an avid music fan and enjoy going to live gigs. I am also a keen cyclist and enjoy an occasional hack round the golf course.
Network Manager - Royal Borough Kensington & Chelsea
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