Personal injury claims and road maintenance expenditures from 2013-2023
Case reference FOI2024/01554
Received 17 September 2024
Published 9 October 2024
Request
I am writing to submit a Freedom of Information (FOI) request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I am seeking detailed information regarding personal injury claims and road maintenance expenditures managed by Herefordshire Council over the past 10 years. Specifically, I would like to request the following information for each year from 2013 to 2023. Please provide the data broken down by each individual year, from 2013 to 2023.
1) Total Amount Paid Out for Personal Injury Claims:
a) The total amount of money paid out by the council for personal injury claims.
2) Number of Personal Injury Claims:
a) The total number of personal injury claims submitted to the council.
3) Average Compensation Payout for Personal Injury Claims:
a) The average amount of compensation paid out per personal injury claim.
4) Expenditure on Fixing Potholes/Road Repairs:
a) The total amount of money spent by the council on fixing potholes and other road repairs.
5) Number of Highways Inspectors:
a) The number of highways inspectors employed by the council.
Response
I am writing to submit a Freedom of Information (FOI) request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I am seeking detailed information regarding personal injury claims and road maintenance expenditures managed by Herefordshire Council over the past 10 years. Specifically, I would like to request the following information for each year from 2013 to 2023.
Please provide the data broken down by each individual year, from 2013 to 2023.
1) Total Amount Paid Out for Personal Injury Claims:
a) The total amount of money paid out by the council for personal injury claims.
2) Number of Personal Injury Claims:
a) The total number of personal injury claims submitted to the council.
3) Average Compensation Payout for Personal Injury Claims:
a) The average amount of compensation paid out per personal injury claim.
|
Year |
Paid |
Count |
Average |
|
|
2013 |
£30,076.50 |
14 |
£2,148.32 |
|
|
2014 |
£259,359.37 |
70 |
£3,705.13 |
|
|
2015 |
£70,563.85 |
15 |
£474.26 |
|
|
2016 |
£6,008.18 |
6 |
£1,001.36 |
|
|
2017 |
£2,366.70 |
2 |
£1,183.35 |
|
|
2018 |
£0.00 |
0 |
£0.00 |
|
|
2019 |
£5,392.00 |
2 |
£2,696.00 |
|
|
2020 |
£0.00 |
4 |
£0.00 |
|
|
2021 |
£22,964.60 |
8 |
£2,870.58 |
|
|
2022 |
£0.00 |
10 |
£0.00 |
|
|
2023 |
£0.00 |
8 |
£0.00 |
|
|
Total: |
£396,731.20 |
139 |
||
4) Expenditure on Fixing Potholes/Road Repairs:
a) The total amount of money spent by the council on fixing potholes and other road repairs.
Pothole expenditure 2013 to 2023
Based on Sep24 COSTD
FY 13/14 867,378.19
FY 14/15 2,619,756.45
FY 15/16 3,766,078.69
FY 16/17 2,084,843.42
FY 17/18 1,819,973.36
FY 18/19 1,601,096.83
FY 19/20 2,020,273.66
FY 20/21 2,026,687.92
FY 21/22 1,757,321.16
FY 22/23 1,789,199.77
FY 23/24 1,598,615.97
5) Number of Highways Inspectors:
a) The number of highways inspectors employed by the council.
|
Year |
Number of Highway inspectors |
Number of highways inspectors employed by the council. |
|
2013 |
13 |
0 |
|
2014 |
13 |
0 |
|
2015 |
13 |
0 |
|
2016 |
13 |
0 |
|
2017 |
13 |
0 |
|
2018 |
13 |
0 |
|
2019 |
13 |
0 |
|
2020 |
13 |
0 |
|
2021 |
12 |
0 |
|
2022 |
12 |
0 |
|
2023 |
12 |
0 |
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