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Record Ref : FOI 11487
Date Received : 30/06/2025
Date Completed : 24/07/2025
Organisation : Media Wales
Application Type : Media
Category : Compensation Claims
Question
1. How many personal injury claims were made against your council broken down by financial years 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25. 2. What were the causes of these claims, for example, potholes and slips, trips and falls, recreational accidents in playgrounds, leisure centres etc 3. How much did the council pay out in compensation in personal injury claims during this time? (irrespective of when the claim was submitted) 4. What were the three single highest pay outs in each of the financial years and what were the causes of these?
Answer
1. How many personal injury claims were made against your council broken down by financial years 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25. See attached spreadsheet. This response is based on policy year i.e. the date of incident not when the date of when the claim is received. 2. What were the causes of these claims, for example, potholes and slips, trips and falls, recreational accidents in playgrounds, leisure centres etc – See attached spreadsheet 3. How much did the council pay out in compensation in personal injury claims during this time? (irrespective of when the claim was submitted) F.Y. 2022-23 - £40,421 F.Y. 2023-24 - £22,300 F.Y. 2024-25 - £36,244.80 4. What were the three single highest pay outs in each of the financial years and what were the causes of these? F.Y. 2022-23 - £10,000(Injury sustained) / £10,000 (Injury sustained)/ £6300 (Injury sustained) F.Y. 2023-24 - £16,000(Injury sustained)/ £5500 (Injury sustained) / £800 (Injury sustained ) F.Y. 2024-25 - £22,619.80 (Injury sustained) / £7500 (Injury sustained) / £4925 (injury sustained)