The Department strongly advocates a risk-based, whole lifecycle asset management approach to local authority highways maintenance programmes. This considers all parts of the highway network, such as bridges, cycleways, and lighting columns, and not just the fixing of potholes. The Department also encourages good practice in local highway maintenance for all local highway authorities and endorses the UK Roads Leadership Group’s Code of Practice 'Well-managed highway infrastructure' - <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ciht.org.uk%2Fukrlg-home%2Fcode-of-practice%2F&data=05%7C01%7CGordon.Rolfe%40dft.gov.uk%7C19bbbd67166f494fca9708dbe76bab60%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638358221846828850%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Q1M6tPJ9ZldWSduLxMG6P2yPakUnJJHx0X4aTXhcXfc%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.ciht.org.uk/ukrlg-home/code-of-practice/. The Code gives advice on all aspects of highway maintenance.