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This code of practice gives guidance on inspecting street works including:

• investigatory inspections and works
• improvement plans
• fee arrangements
• reports
• inspections involving coring

Inspections take place when works are:

• in progress, making sure appropriate signs and barriers are in place to protect workers and road users
• finished, making sure the site has been properly cleared and the road reinstated to a proper standard

The third edition of the code came into force on 1 April 2023, replacing all previous versions. It reflects:

• the changes the government committed to implement following this consultation, in particular:

  • use performance to calculate the number of sample inspections of reinstatements carried out each year, so that poor performers are inspected more frequently
  • amend the way an inspection unit is calculated
  • consolidate the fee that needs to be paid for reinspections of reinstatements that have failed a previous inspection