We asked the Department how it would know which funding mechanism was most effective without evaluation. The Department told us that it does not evaluate everything that it allocates to local authorities because it relies on them to exercise their statutory duties for local roads, and that local authorities do not necessarily ringfence their funding from the Department. The Department also told us that it has identified lessons from its recent evaluation of the pothole fund, such as around lo...

We asked the Department how it would know which funding mechanism was most effective without evaluation. The Department told us that it does not evaluate everything that it allocates to local authorities because it relies on them to exercise their statutory duties for local roads, and that local authorities do not necessarily ringfence their funding from the Department. The Department also told us that it has identified lessons from its recent evaluation of the pothole fund, such as around long-term funding and consistent data collection. Overall, the Department believes that spending 56 Written evidence submitted by Department for Transport Type: conclusion | Number: 29 | Response status: accepted Government response: 5.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: Spring 2027 5.2 To ensure the development of a robust and proportionate monitoring and evaluation framework, the department plans to commission a feasibility study in 2025 to und