From 30th June this year, councils across England will be required to publish annual reports stating the number of potholes which have been filled.
By June 2025, each local authority must issue a report detailing how much money has been spent on filling potholes and how many potholes have actually been filled. Councils will also be obliged to describe the condition of the roads within their constituency.
Local authorities who do not declare their statistics will face losing a considerable portion of their funding for road repairs, which has the potential to have an even wider impact on residents and communities.
It is understood that The Department for Transport (DfT) will retain 25% of the extra funding recently granted to councils if pothole reports are not submitted, equating to £500 million.
Council reports will have to include how disruption from roadworks is being minimised, and how money is being spent on long-term preventative maintenance.
By November, local authorities will also need to prove they are engaging with their communities, whenever and wherever road repairs need to be carried out.
Further to this, the DfT has declared that it will provide £4.8 billion in funding for National Highways for the 2025–26 financial year, with this figure matching the budget from the financial year that ended on 31st March 2025.
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