Councils across the country will be required to publish annual progress reports on what they are doing to tackle potholes if they are to access £1.6bn of highway maintenance funding.

In April, local authorities in England will start to receive their share of the £1.6bn fund, including an extra £500m. However, the Government has said that if they fail to publish annual reports setting out what they are doing to fix potholes then 25% of the uplift will be withheld.