Response 3994647

Response to request for information

Reference

3994647

Response date

30 April 2026

Request

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

2022/23

• Total number of personal injury claims = 4
• Claims submitted by employees = 0
• Claims submitted by public = 4
• Total amount paid out by Rushcliffe Borough Council = £35,000
• Most common type of claim = Public Liability Claims

2023/24

• Total number of personal injury claims = 6
• Claims submitted by employees = 0
• Claims submitted by public = 6
• Total amount paid out by Rushcliffe Borough Council = £478.80
• Most common type of claim = Public Liability Claims

2024/25

• Total number of personal injury claims = 4
• Claims submitted by employees = 1
• Claims submitted by public = 3
• Total amount paid out by Rushcliffe Borough Council = £0 to date
• Most common type of claim = Public Liability Claims