Legal

  • Compensation claims

    1) Please could you give me the information regarding how much compensation has been given to claimants over the last three years (total £amount). Please break this down per year. (15,16,17). 2015: £832,996.17 2016: £422,521.79 2017 (up to 11th October … Continue reading →

  • Child abuse – parental prosecutions

    How many parents have been prosecuted for child abuse by deliberately manipulating a child against another parent in the Family Court arena. Devon County Council  does not prosecute parents involved in child abuse cases. Therefore we do not hold this … Continue reading →

  • Legal fees for non council business

    Identify and provide copy of that authority which empowers your Council to fund by way of tax payers monies the private [none Council] Civil legal actions taken by those of its officer’s, employee’s and Councillor’s. Devon County Council does not … Continue reading →

  • Dartmoor National Park

    How did Dartmoor National Park commission Simon Clarey and what fees were involved? Devon County Council were contacted by Dartmoor National Park Head of Legal and Democratic Services and asked if we would be able to undertake this investigation which … Continue reading →

  • Spend on External Legal Services

    Request: “I would like to know the amount of money the council spent on the services of external law firms and barristers in the last 4 years (year ending 31 March).  If this is not possible within the restrictions of … Continue reading →

  • Deceased with no next of kin

    I am writing to you from Thames Probate Ltd, a leading probate genealogy and research company. We offer a free of charge Administrator Search Service for cases where the deceased has no Will or known next of kin. I would … Continue reading →

  • Legal Services Budget and Staffing

      1. How much is the legal services department training budget? £6,000 per annum. 2. How many fee earners are employed in the legal services department? There are no ‘fee earners’ within the DCC Legal Department.  DCC currently employs a total … Continue reading →

  • Individual Claims In Schools

    In the last financial year (2016/17) how much money did you pay to students, who attended school under your authority’s responsibility, as compensation for personal injuries? £16,500 2. How many individual claims did this represent? 2 3. For all payments … Continue reading →