Personal injury claims against council
Case reference FOI2026/00638
Received 16 April 2026
Published 6 May 2026
Request
I am requesting this information under the Freedom of Information Act. Could you please provide data in response to the following questions: 1. What is the total number of personal injury claims recorded against your council for the last three tax years (2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25), broken down by year? 2. How many of those claims outlined in question 1 were submitted: · By employees · By members of the public 3. What was the total amount paid out by your council as the result of personal injury claims against your council for the last three tax years (2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25), broken down by year? 4. What were the most common types of claim recorded against your council during the last three tax years (2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25), including but not limited to the following examples: - Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs) - Accidents at Work - Public Liability Claims - Industrial Disease - Animal Accidents - Criminal Injuries - Travel Accidents - Negligence
Response
1. What is the total number of personal injury claims recorded against your council for the last three tax years (2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25), broken down by year?
2022/23 - 2 1 Employee/1 Public
2023/24 - 3 All Public
2024/25 - 5 All Public
2. How many of those claims outlined in question 1 were submitted:
· By employees
· By members of the public
see above
3. What was the total amount paid out by your council as the result of personal injury claims against your council for the last three tax years (2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25), broken down by year?
2022/23 - £0
2023/24 - £6,392.94
2024/25 - £0
4. What were the most common types of claim recorded against your council during the last three tax years (2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25), including but not limited to the following examples:
- Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs)
- Accidents at Work
- Public Liability Claims
- Industrial Disease
- Animal Accidents
- Criminal Injuries
- Travel Accidents
- Negligence
Settlement for 1 Public Liability Claim
Documents
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