FI16918
Request
1. What is the total number of personal injury claims recorded against your council for the last three tax years (2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25), broken down by year?
2. How many of those claims outlined in question 1 were submitted:
- By employees
- By members of the public
3. What was the total amount paid out by your council as the result of personal injury claims against your council for the last three tax years (2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25), broken down by year?
4. What were the most common types of claim recorded against your council during the last three tax years (2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25), including but not limited to the following examples:
- Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs)
- Accidents at Work
- Public Liability Claims
- Industrial Disease
- Animal Accidents
- Criminal Injuries
- Travel Accidents
- Negligence
Response
1. As follows:
- 2022/23 – 16
- 2023/24 – 6
- 2024/25 – 13
2. As follows:
- By employees – 1
- By members of the public – 34
3. As follows:
- 2022/23 – 4 payments totalling £3,175.64 (£1,000, £1,000, £1,000, and £175.64)
- 2023/24 – 2 payments totalling £1,719.01 (£1,000 and £719.01)
- 2024/25 – 2 payments totalling £2,000 (£1,000 and £1,000)
The payments of £1,000 are the insurance excess and the only payment made by the Council to settle the claims.
4. As follows:
- Accidents at Work
- Public Liability Claims