Response 1099510

Response to request for information

Reference

1099510

Response date

28 April 2023

Request

1. How many personal injury claims were made against the council during 17 April 2022 to 17 April 2023?
2. What were the causes of these claims, for example, potholes and slips, trips and falls?
3. How much did the council pay out in compensation in personal injury claims during this time?

Response

1. How many personal injury claims were made against the council during 17 April 2022 to 17 April 2023?
   • A total of 4 claims were made between the dates given.
2. What were the causes of these claims, for example, potholes and slips, trips and falls?

   • Tripping on a protruding brick

      

   • Slipping on black ice on un-gritted ground

      

   • Fall due to a defect in the pavement

      

   • Trip over an exposed tree root

3. How much did the council pay out in compensation in personal injury claims during this time?
   • Out of these cases, £75 has currently been paid out by our insurers with a zero cost to the Council