Can you please provide me a list of the current open Section 106 and CIL awards for education purposes, which Devon County Council is responsible for. Please indicate for each the value, expiry/discharge date and which of the current open … Continue reading
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Ownership of Lower Rackclose Lane
“Can you please confirm the ownership of Lower Rackclose Lane and if the ownership boundaries are as per the red-lined area on Plan provided. I have also provided land registry plans for the buildings surrounding the end of Lower Rackclose … Continue reading
Special Educational Needs – legal expenditure
1. What was your total legal expenditure as a Local Authority for each financial year, 1st April ‘ 31st March, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019? For the following financial years, we can confirm the following information: 2013/14: £2,067,775 … Continue reading
Child Care legal professionals
1. How many Child Care legal professionals (or equivalent) are employed by the Council? 18 (Solicitors, Legal Executives and Legal Assistants) 2. Does the Council have a specific risk assessment for legal employees undertaking child care work which deals with … Continue reading
Whistleblowing policies and practices
Q1 Does your organisation take action to protect external whistleblowers from unjustified treatment by their employers or others? Please select one of the below answers if possible – i. Yes (please explain what action is taken) ii. No iii. Not … Continue reading
Pothole compensation 2014-2019
1. How much money overall has been paid out by Devon County Council in compensation as a result of claims (whether or not liability was accepted) relating to potholes involving (a) cyclists and (b) motorists in each of the last … Continue reading
Bridleway and Footpath at Shortlands Lane, Cullompton
“I wish to have access to all the information held by Devon County Council reference the taking of responsibility for the bridleway at the top end of Shortlands Lane, Cullompton.” Devon County Council can confirm that the bridleway and footpath … Continue reading
Public liability insurance
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, you are requested to please provide the following: 1. Copies of all commercial Devon County Council and Devon District Council public liability insurance policy certificates with what is covered, policy numbers, providers and … Continue reading
External legal advice and representation costs
Could you please tell me how much Devon County Council has spent on external legal advice and external legal representation since January 2014 to the present and; Provide a yearly breakdown of the figures and please specify which payments were … Continue reading
Payments made to external solicitors
Following on from a previous Freedom of Information Act response: “External Solicitors are instructed to deal with litigated and very high value/complex claims” (which can be viewed at https://www.devon.gov.uk/accesstoinformation/archives/information_request/road-defect-claims-staffing-numbers-and-contract) 1. What have been the total annual payments made by DCC, say … Continue reading