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:
- The total number of compensation claims received by the council relating to vehicle damage, personal injury, or any other damage caused by potholes.
- The total number of these claims that were successfully defended or rejected by the council.
- The total number of these claims that were settled (either in or out of court) where the council paid compensation.
- The total monetary value (£) paid out in compensation for these claims.
- The total monetary value (£) spent on legal costs, administrative fees, or other associated costs incurred in defending these claims (excluding the compensation itself).
Response
- 2021/22 – 0, 2022/23 - 0, 2023/24 - 0, 2024/25 - 0, and 2025/26 - 1
- Zero
- One
- £315.
- Zero