Number and type of personal injury claims against the council for past three years
Received 16 April 2026
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 claims 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
Responded 12 May 2026
1.Breakdown:
-2022/23: 0
-2023/24: 2
-2024/25: 0
2.All claims submitted by employees of East Cambridgeshire District Council.
3.Nothing paid out by the council within the last three tax years. However, the council’s insurance provider paid out £6,752.50 for a claim.
4.Road Traffic Accidents