1) Do any employees in your organisation carry out expert witness work? An expert witness is someone whose skill and/or expertise in an area is such that it qualifies them to provide expert opinion about it in legal proceedings and/or … Continue reading
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Investigations into the suitability of holders of Lasting Powers of Attorney
If people write to the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG), saying a person is not suitable to hold a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) for someone due to their health, the OPG/ Ministry of Justice (MoJ) then writes to … Continue reading
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Administrative Law and Judicial Review applications
I seek the following information regarding any submissions made to the Independent Review of Administrative Law and Judicial Review Committee’s request for evidence. Did Devon County Council send submissions to the Independent Review of Administrative Law and Judicial Review in … Continue reading
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Section 106 agreements
Total value (in either cash or your best estimate of monetary value) of Section 106 agreements (agreements reached with property developers under section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act) reached Please provide this data with a year end … Continue reading
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School arson – incidents, damage and spend
I would be grateful if you would provide the following data for the years 2015 to 2020 (to date): 1. A breakdown per year and per month of the number of deliberate school fires where the cause was listed as … Continue reading
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Art insurance
– The name of the insurer which covers your Art/History/Heritage/Museum collections Zurich Municipal – a copy of the insurance policy which covers your Art/History/Heritage/Museum collections This can be seen via the link below: Property policy – whether the cost or … Continue reading
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Complaints or claims against the council
Q1. Thinking about the entirety of 2020, how many times did you receive a complaint or liability claim against your council? Please think about all claims from both businesses and the public. If figures are not available for 2020, please … Continue reading
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Legal affairs – staff and contact
1. Which department or departments are responsible for overseeing legal affairs when your council is a party to a legal Hearing e.g. Legal Services, HR? Legal hearings such as those brought against the council – (high court, criminal proceedings), or … Continue reading
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Compensation paid to teachers for injuries
In the last financial year 2019/2020 please provide me with the number of settlements and the total amount paid as compensation to teachers or teaching assistants for injuries sustained at schools or outside schools. For each incident please provide me … Continue reading
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Judicial review and planning appeals costs
The information sought is as follows: (1) All costs incurred by the Council in each financial year from 2014/2015 to 2018/2019 in either defending or bringing a claim for Judicial Review in respect of Planning cases including any external professional … Continue reading