Compensation Claims

Dear Iain

Thank you for your request regarding compensation claims which we
received on the 15th May 2009.

The council wants to be as open as possible in answering requests and to
help people obtain the information they are looking for.

Your request will be considered under the Freedom of Information Act
2000 however at present it does not have sufficient clarity for us to be
able to proceed. Please answer the following questions:

1. What time period which are you interested in? (e.g. Financial year
08/09)
2. In terms of time period, are you interested in the date that the
claim was made or the date on which it was paid? (these can cross
financial years)
3. Do you require details of unsuccessful claims as well as successful
claims?
4. Please clarify what you mean by "Out of Court Settlements".
5. Please specify whether you would like this information on an
individual claim basis or broken down by type of claim.

Please be aware that if you are requesting this information on an
individual claim basis this would involve a substantial amount of
information. Gathering it together would therefore be likely to involve
a significant cost and diversion of resources from Coventry City
Council's other work.

This could mean that we might have to charge you for the work involved
or even have to refuse the request under the exemption in section 12 of
the Freedom of Information act 2000, covering requests where cost of
compliance exceeds the appropriate limit.

Given the above, the best way that we can help you is therefore to ask
you to consider whether you could narrow down your request to focus on
the precise information you are seeking.

On receipt of your narrowed down request the Council will assess your
request and provide the information if possible. The working days taken
for you to respond will be added to the existing deadline.

If you are unable or unwilling to narrow down your request the Council
will, of course, consider it in accordance with our obligations under
the Freedom of Information Act 2000. However we wanted to give you an
opportunity to reconsider your request and describe more precisely the
information you wish to have.

If you have any other issues relating to this request please do not
hesitate to contact me.

Please let me know how you would like the Council to proceed.

Kind Regards
Anthony Mann
Information Governance Assistant
Information Governance Team
Old Council House
Earl Street
Coventry
CV1 5RR

Tel: 02476 833 323
Fax: 02476 833 395

www.coventry.gov.uk

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I am now on annual leave until Monday 22nd June.

Please send any emails relating to data protection queries, subject access
requests or freedom of information requests to: [email address].

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Dear Mr Baggott

Thank you for clarifying your request which has now been considered under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

I attach details of cases settled during 2008/09. Cases rarely go to court so, to that extent, the vast majority of these cases will be "out of court" settlements.

Please note that the enclosed information is owned by the City Council and subject to copyright protection. Under the Re-Use of Public Sector Information 2005 Regulations you are free to use this information for your own use or for the purposes of news reporting. However, any other type of re-use under the Regulations, for example, publication of the information or circulation to the public, will require permission of the copyright owner and may be subject to terms and conditions. If you wish to reuse the information you have requested or have any other issues relating to this request, please do not hesitate to contact me.

You have a right to make a complaint about the handling of your request, and you also have a right to make an appeal about the outcome of your request - in the first instance to the Council's Governance Team at:-
Information Governance Team
Customer & Business Services
Council House, Basement Room 5
Earl Street
Coventry
CV1 5RR
[Coventry City Council request email] <mailto:[Coventry City Council request email]>

If you are still dissatisfied with the outcome of the complaint and/or appeal for the Freedom of Information Act 2000, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:-
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Yours sincerely

Chris Faulkner (Mrs)
Policy and Resources Manager
Finance and Legal Services Directorate
Coventry City Council
1st Floor, Christchurch House
Greyfriars Lane
Coventry
CV1 2QL

Tel: 024 76833000
Fax: 024 76833770

www.coventry.gov.uk

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