Could you please provide data in response to the following questions:
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?
2022/23 – 161
2023/24 – 222
2024/25 – 171
2) How many of those claims outlined in question 1 were submitted:
By employees
2022/23 – 6
2023/24 – 5
2024/25 – 6
By members of the public
2022/23 – 155
2023/24 – 217
2024/25 – 165
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?
2022/23 £281,032
2023/24 £207,944
2024/25 £48,569
These payments include damages and legal costs.
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
Public liability claims and negligence.