Legal

  • Debt collecting

    I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information:   1. Which enforcement agent or agents does your council employ for matters involving council debts? Devon County Council have not used enforcement … Continue reading →

  • Personal injury claims

    I would like to request a copy of the total number of personal injury claims submitted to you between January 2019 and June 2023 including their value? Please could you itemise these claims, ie, number of trip claims in 2019; … Continue reading →

  • Financial details of legal services

    Please can you provide me with the financial details of what the council spends on legal services with a breakdown for each area, covering the last 3 financial years, both internally and externally We can confirm the following information: In-House … Continue reading →

  • Student Claims/Compensation

    1. In the last financial year (2022/23) how much money did you pay to students, who attended school under your authority’s responsibility, as compensation for personal injuries? £289,620 2. How many individual claims did this represent? 2 3. For all … Continue reading →

  • MIPIM Cannes Conference March 2023

    1. Did any members of the organisation attend MIPIM in an official capacity? No. 2. If so, how many attended and what are their job titles? 3. What was the total spend by the organisation on attending the conference? 4. … Continue reading →

  • Islamophobia

    1. Has the council adopted the All Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims, definition of Islamophobia? No 2. If yes, when was it adopted and was it following a unanimous vote? N/A 3. Please share any minutes of meetings from … Continue reading →

  • Pothole-Related Compensation Claims

    1. How many pothole-related compensation claims for (a) vehicles (including bikes) and (b) personal injury have been submitted to the council in the past five financial years. Please provide results broken down by each year and separated as categories (a) … Continue reading →

  • Highways claims costs

    What is the total cost to the public purse (excluding any court award for damages) for Devon County Council to defend a single claim for unmaintained road damaged to a private vehicle in court? We do not hold any information … Continue reading →