Legal

  • 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/information_request/road-defect-claims-staffing-numbers-and-contract) 1. What have been the total annual payments made by DCC, say … Continue reading →

  • Alternative delivery models – services

    My request relates to alternative delivery models used by the council as of September 17, 2019. Specifically, can you list: (1) All Local Authority Trading Companies owned by the authority, including the following details: (a)The name of the company (b)Company … Continue reading →

  • Personal Injury Claims

    1. How many personal injury compensation claims were made against the council in the last five years, broken down by year and how the injury was sustained. Date Number of Claims 2013-14 202 2014-15 210 2015-16 219 2016-17 187 2017-18 … Continue reading →

  • Highways Claims Repudiated

    “I would be grateful if you could provide me with the highway claims repudiation rate (%) for the following years: 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19” The requested information is publicly available on the Highways Insurance Claims section of the Devon County Council … Continue reading →

  • Legal Services – Spend, Processes and Roles

    “Please could I have the following information for your authority: 1. For each of the last three financial years, what was the total cost of your in-house legal function? Year Outturn costs for Legal Services 16/17 £1,126,342 17/18 £1,117,754 18/19 … Continue reading →

  • Non Disclosure Agreements

    “I would like to request the following information between 2014 to present please: – The number of current and former employees who have been asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) None – If applicable, details of financial incentives attached … Continue reading →