Freedom of information response

Publication date:

Tuesday 19 December 2023

Request:

Please could I request a copy of the total number of personal injury claims submitted to you between January 2019 and July 2023.
Please could I also request these are itemised if possible, i.e., number of trip claims in 2019.

Response:

Claims Received been 01/01/2019 to 31/12/2019
Cause Description	Total Number of Claims
Car Park Surface Defect	Fewer than 5
Data Protection Breach	Fewer than 5
Defective Playground Equipment	Fewer than 5
Defect Premises	Fewer than 5
Failure to Maintain Housing Property	Fewer than 5
Housing Slip/Trip/Falls	Fewer than 5
Inadequate Surface Park/Parkland	Fewer than 5
Kerbstone Defective/Missing	Fewer than 5
Defective Manhole/Drain Cover	5
Potholes Carriageway	Fewer than 5
Surface Defect Carriageway	5
Surface Defect Footway	15
Water Ingress	Fewer than 5
Total Number of Claims	51

Claims Received been 01/01/2020 to 31/12/2020
Cause Description	Total Number of Claims
Allege Damage by Employee	Fewer than 5
Blocked Drain/Sewer	Fewer than 5
Breach of Statutory Duty	Fewer than 5
Car Park Surface Defective	Fewer than 5
Data Protection Breach	Fewer than 5
Debris on Cycle Path	Fewer than 5
Defective Playground Equipment	Fewer than 5
Failure to Maintain Fencing	Fewer than 5
Failure to Maintain Housing Property	6
Housing Slip/Trip/Falls	Fewer than 5
Inadequate Surface Park/Parkland	Fewer than 5
Kerbstone Defective/Missing	Fewer than 5
Defective Manhole/Drain cover	Fewer than 5
Potholes Carriageway	5
Street Furniture	Fewer than 5
Surface Defect Carriageway	Fewer than 5
Surface Defect Footway	20
Total Number of Claims	53

Claims Received been 01/01/2021 to 31/12/2021
Cause Description	Total Number of Claims
Breach of Statutory Duty	Fewer than 5
Data Protection Breach	Fewer than 5
Electrical Fault	Fewer than 5
Failure to Maintain Fencing	Fewer than 5
Failure to Maintain Housing Property	7
Housing Slip/Trip/Falls	Fewer than 5
Kerbstone Defective/Missing	Fewer than 5
Potholes Carriageway	Fewer than 5
Surface Defect Carriageway	Fewer than 5
Surface Defect Footway	23
Traffic Island	Fewer than 5
Verge Defect	Fewer than 5
Water/Ice/Snow Footway	Fewer than 5
Total Number of Claims	49

Claims Received been 01/01/2022 to 31/12/2022
Cause Description	Total Number of Claims
Car Park Surface Defect	Fewer than 5
Data Protection Breach	Fewer than 5
Defective Premise Door	Fewer than 5
Failure to Maintain Fencing	Fewer than 5
Housing Slip/Trip/Falls	Fewer than 5
Inadequate Surface Park/Parkland	Fewer than 5
Kerbstone Defective/Missing	Fewer than 5
Liquid Spillage Carriageway	Fewer than 5
Potholes Carriageway	6
Street Furniture	Fewer than 5
Surface Defect Carriageway	Fewer than 5
Surface Defect Footway	12
Total Number of Claims	34

Claims Received been 01/01/2023 to 15/09/2023
Cause Description	Total Number of Claims
Escape of Water	Fewer than 5
Failure to Attend Repairs	Fewer than 5
Failure to Maintain Housing Property	Fewer than 5
Faulty Structure	Fewer than 5
Housing Slip/Trip/Falls	Fewer than 5
Inadequate Surface Park/Parkland	Fewer than 5
Defective Manhole/Drain Cover	Fewer than 5
Potholes Carriageway	Fewer than 5
Surface Defect Carriageway	Fewer than 5
Surface Defect Footway	7
Water/Ice/Snow Footway	Fewer than 5
Total Number of Claims	22

Unfortunately we are unable to provide in full the information you have requested. We do hold the information but an absolute exemption applies. Personal Information (Section 40,2)

Personal data of any other person (third party data) is exempt under section 40(2) if disclosure would breach of the data protection principles. This aspect of Section 40 is an Absolute Exemption and is therefore not subject to the Public Interest Test.

This means we have balanced the legitimate interests of the public in having access to the information (under FOI a disclosure is a publication to the world at large) against the interests of the individual under the first principle of the Data Protection Act.

We are unable to provide an exact number for question above as:

There is a low number involved.
The release of this information could identify individuals which would constitute their personal data under the Data Protection Act
There is no prior expectation on the part of these individuals that their personal information would be published in the wider public domain under the FOI Act
Personal data of any other person is exempt under section 40 (2) of the Data Protection Act.

However in the interests of transparency we are able to provide this information to you categorised as fewer than 5 to give you an indication of the figures

Request reference:

FOI 13258