Purpose

The Strategic Director for Regeneration and
Environment approves the updated Code of Practice for Highway
Inspection and Assessment (CoPHIA) which includes the
revised  Roadside Memorial
Procedure.

Decision

 

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

 

Date of Decision:

1st October, 2025

 

Title:

Code of Practice for
Highway Inspection and Assessment (CoPHIA)
 

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Sam Barstow, Assistant Director, Community Safety
& Street Scene

 

 

Details
of Specific Delegation
 
or
 
Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of
Delegation.

 

 

 

 

Sub scheme delegation

 

That the Council’s powers relating to the
above acts and any orders, regulations, statutory instruments,
statutory Codes of Practice and/or Bylaws made thereunder and any
future modifications, enlargements or amendments. The powers
conferred include:- • Instigation of Legal Proceedings •
Service of Statutory Notices • Granting and Refusal of
Licences • Authorisation to Carry Out Work in
Default.

 

Assistant Director – Community Safety and
Street Scene Head of Service – Highways

 

 

Decision:

The Assistant Director, Community Safety &
Street Scene approves the updated Code of Practice for Highway
Inspection and Assessment (CoPHIA).

 

Reasons for the Decision:

The CoPHIA is reviewed and updated annually. The
latest edition introduces a formal procedure for managing Roadside
Memorials and includes a preface outlining the legal powers
available to the Council, in its role as Highway Authority, to
safeguard the safety and integrity of the highway
network.

 

Details of alternative options considered and
rejected:

No alternative options considered. Not annually
updating the CoPHIA exposes the Council to unnecessary risk from an
increase in successful highway claims and reputational
damage.

 

Conflicts of interest declared by any Cabinet Member
consulted by the decision maker which relates to the
decision:

No conflicts of interests

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

None

Conflicts of interest declared by the Decision Maker if they sit
as a Cabinet appointed representative to an outside body which
relates to the decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

Not applicable

 

Reports
or parts of reports relevant to the decision being
taken:
 

(Revised) Code of Practice for Highway Inspection
and Assessment

 

 

 
I certify that this
is a true record of the executive decision to:
 
Approve Highway Services - Code
of Practice for Highway Inspection and Assessment
 
I confirm that in
making this decision, due regard was given to the seven principles
of public life.
 
Signed by the
Decision Maker:
 

 
Dated:         
1st October, 2025
 
Name:
        
Sam Barstow
Job
Title:    Assistant Director,
Community Safety & Street Scene