FI17156

Request

Please can you provide the following information for the last five full financial years (2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, and 2025/26), broken down by year:

  1.  The total number of compensation claims received by the council relating to vehicle damage, personal injury, or any other damage caused by potholes.
  2.  The total number of these claims that were successfully defended or rejected by the council.
  3.  The total number of these claims that were settled (either in or out of court) where the council paid compensation.
  4.  The total monetary value (£) paid out in compensation for these claims. 
  5. The total monetary value (£) spent on legal costs, administrative fees, or other associated costs incurred in defending these claims (excluding the compensation itself).

Response

  1. 2021/22 – 0, 2022/23 - 0, 2023/24 - 0, 2024/25 - 0, and 2025/26 - 1
  2. Zero
  3. One
  4. £315.
  5. Zero