This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Freedom of Information request 'Compensation Claims against Northampton Borough Council in 2015, 2016, 2017'.




 
 

 
 
 
 
 
FOI Disclosure 
NBC5437-0206 
 
 

Compensation claims for 
Financial Years 2014/15, 
2015/16 and 2016/17 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prepared on the 7 March 2018 
Produced by Northampton Borough Council 
In response to a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 

Status
Incident Date
Outcome
Cause Code
Net Total
Closed Date
Closed
01‐Apr‐14
Settled
Inadequate Maintenance
£300.00
08‐Oct‐14
Closed
01‐Apr‐14
Repudiated
Tree Roots
£0.00
23‐Apr‐15
Closed
01‐Apr‐14
Settled
Damage by Workmen
£460.00
10‐Mar‐15
Closed
01‐Apr‐14
Withdrawn
Inadequate Maintenance
£0.00
11‐May‐16
Closed
01‐Apr‐14
Withdrawn
Vandal
£0.00
29‐Jun‐15
Closed
05‐Apr‐14
Repudiated
Dampness ‐ Condensation
£0.00
21‐Apr‐15
Closed
08‐Apr‐14
Repudiated
Flooring
£0.00
23‐Oct‐14
Closed
14‐Apr‐14
Settled
Burst Pipes ‐ leaks
£1,780.00
19‐Aug‐14
Closed
19‐Apr‐14
Settled
Electrical 
£65.00
04‐Aug‐14
Closed
21‐Apr‐14
Settled
Inadequate Maintenance
£250.00
08‐Oct‐14
Closed
24‐Apr‐14
Withdrawn
Slippery Surface
£0.00
14‐Dec‐15
Closed
26‐Apr‐14
Repudiated
Inadequate Maintenance
£0.00
26‐May‐15
Closed
01‐May‐14
Settled
Dampness ‐ Condensation
£525.00
04‐Nov‐14
Closed
02‐May‐14
Settled
Inadequate Maintenance
£395.00
01‐Aug‐14
Closed
07‐May‐14
Settled
Electrical 
£3,250.00
06‐Feb‐15
Closed
07‐May‐14
Repudiated
Electrical 
£0.00
04‐May‐17
Closed
09‐May‐14
Repudiated
Inadequate Maintenance
£0.00
30‐Oct‐17
Closed
13‐May‐14
Settled
Staircase
£10,232.84
26‐May‐15
Closed
14‐May‐14
Repudiated
Burst Pipes ‐ leaks
£0.00
13‐Apr‐15
Closed
18‐May‐14
Repudiated
Potholes
£0.00
13‐Oct‐14
Open
19‐May‐14
Under Investigation
Injured in course of duties
£17,500.00
Closed
22‐May‐14
Settled
Incorrect Advice
£380.00
07‐Oct‐14
Closed
27‐May‐14
Settled
Building Operations
£4,145.00
11‐May‐15
Cancelled 29‐May‐14
Cancelled
Damage by Workmen
£0.00
17‐Nov‐14
Closed
01‐Jun‐14
Settled
Burst Pipes ‐ leaks
£413.88
03‐Nov‐14
Closed
01‐Jun‐14
Repudiated
Burst Pipes ‐ leaks
£0.00
18‐Feb‐16
Closed
01‐Jun‐14
Settled
Burst Pipes ‐ leaks
£303.00
04‐Nov‐15
Closed
05‐Jun‐14
Repudiated
Staircase
£0.00
29‐Jan‐15
Closed
05‐Jun‐14
Repudiated
Debris on path
£0.00
07‐Jun‐16
Closed
07‐Jun‐14
Repudiated
Inadequate Maintenance
£0.00
16‐Feb‐15
Closed
12‐Jun‐14
Settled
Dampness ‐ Condensation
£450.00
12‐Dec‐14
Closed
16‐Jun‐14
Settled
Inadequate Maintenance
£110.00
13‐Oct‐14
Closed
24‐Jun‐14
Settled
Damage by Workmen
£315.00
08‐Oct‐14
Closed
25‐Jun‐14
Settled
Dampness ‐ Condensation
£1,500.00
02‐Apr‐15
Closed
27‐Jun‐14
Repudiated
Broken Glass
£0.00
11‐May‐15
Closed
27‐Jun‐14
Settled
Inadequate Maintenance
£722.00
18‐Nov‐15
Closed
01‐Jul‐14
Repudiated
Potholes
£0.00
13‐Oct‐14
Closed
02‐Jul‐14
Repudiated
Play Surface
£0.00
23‐Mar‐15
Closed
04‐Jul‐14
Settled
Burst Pipes ‐ leaks
£250.00
28‐May‐15
Closed
10‐Jul‐14
Settled
Burst Pipes ‐ leaks
£175.00
19‐Jan‐15
Closed
11‐Jul‐14
Repudiated
Procedural Error
£0.00
12‐Feb‐16
Closed
12‐Jul‐14
Repudiated
Potholes
£0.00
24‐Aug‐15
Closed
16‐Jul‐14
Repudiated
Damaged Paving
£455.00
20‐Jun‐17
Closed
19‐Jul‐14
Repudiated
Pavement Ironwork
£0.00
19‐Dec‐16
Closed
25‐Jul‐14
Contractor
Hazard
£0.00
13‐Apr‐15
Closed
01‐Aug‐14
Repudiated
Dampness ‐ Condensation
£0.00
01‐Jul‐15
Closed
01‐Aug‐14
Settled
Tree Roots
£5,552.82
27‐Aug‐15
Closed
06‐Aug‐14
Repudiated
Ceiling Collapse
£0.00
21‐May‐15
Closed
07‐Aug‐14
Repudiated
Tree Roots
£0.00
19‐Oct‐15
Closed
11‐Aug‐14
Repudiated
Staircase
£0.00
31‐Mar‐15
Closed
12‐Aug‐14
Repudiated
Slippery Surface
£0.00
18‐May‐15
Closed
15‐Aug‐14
Repudiated
Flooring
£0.00
10‐Dec‐15
Closed
16‐Aug‐14
Settled
Hazard
£18,652.40
10‐Apr‐17
Closed
18‐Aug‐14
Settled
Burst Pipes ‐ leaks
£1,000.00
08‐Dec‐14
Closed
18‐Aug‐14
Settled
Dampness ‐ Condensation
£170.00
23‐Mar‐15
Closed
20‐Aug‐14
Repudiated
Defective Plumbing
£0.00
11‐Dec‐14
Closed
23‐Aug‐14
Repudiated
Burst Pipes ‐ leaks
£0.00
18‐May‐15
Closed
25‐Aug‐14
Repudiated
Burst Pipes ‐ leaks
£0.00
23‐Apr‐15
Closed
26‐Aug‐14
Repudiated
Slippery Surface
£0.00
22‐Jun‐15
Closed
27‐Aug‐14
Repudiated
Burst Pipes ‐ leaks
£0.00
21‐May‐15
Closed
27‐Aug‐14
Settled
Equipment malfunction
£315.60
11‐Nov‐14
Closed
29‐Aug‐14
Repudiated
Burst Pipes ‐ leaks
£0.00
18‐May‐15
Closed
01‐Sep‐14
Settled
Drains
£3,690.00
02‐Apr‐15
Closed
01‐Sep‐14
Settled
Vegitation
£5,312.00
23‐Apr‐15
Closed
04‐Sep‐14
Settled
Equipment malfunction
£421.00
21‐Jan‐15
Closed
04‐Sep‐14
Settled
Burst Pipes ‐ leaks
£500.00
13‐Mar‐15
Closed
06‐Sep‐14
Repudiated
Vehicle Damage
£0.00
04‐Dec‐14
Closed
09‐Sep‐14
Repudiated
Tree Roots
£0.00
21‐May‐15
Closed
10‐Sep‐14
Repudiated
Inadequate Maintenance
£0.00
30‐Dec‐15
Closed
10‐Sep‐14
Repudiated
Burst Pipes ‐ leaks
£0.00
24‐Aug‐15
Closed
15‐Sep‐14
Repudiated
Tree Roots
£0.00
16‐Feb‐15
Closed
16‐Sep‐14
Settled
Inadequate Drainage
£745.00
10‐Mar‐15
Closed
17‐Sep‐14
Repudiated
Inadequate Maintenance
£0.00
19‐Oct‐15
Closed
18‐Sep‐14
Repudiated
Burst Pipes ‐ leaks
£0.00
26‐May‐15
Closed
23‐Sep‐14
Repudiated
Inadequate Maintenance
£0.00
18‐May‐15
Closed
29‐Sep‐14
Repudiated
Damaged Paving
£0.00
23‐Apr‐15
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Closed
30‐Sep‐14
Repudiated
Careless Driving
£0.00
15‐Dec‐14
Open
01‐Oct‐14
Settled
Tree Roots
£5,900.00
Closed
03‐Oct‐14
Settled
Burst Pipes ‐ leaks
£3,250.00
06‐May‐15
Closed
06‐Oct‐14
Repudiated
Potholes
£0.00
26‐May‐15
Closed
06‐Oct‐14
Settled
Staircase
£5,545.19
29‐Mar‐17
Closed
14‐Oct‐14
Repudiated
Burst Pipes ‐ leaks
£0.00
17‐Apr‐15
Closed
25‐Oct‐14
Settled
Hazard
£367.96
21‐Jan‐15
Closed
29‐Oct‐14
Repudiated
Staircase
£0.00
28‐Sep‐15
Closed
29‐Oct‐14
Repudiated
Burst Pipes ‐ leaks
£0.00
29‐Jun‐15
Closed
29‐Oct‐14
Settled
Inadequate Lighting
£2,910.00
12‐Aug‐15
Closed
30‐Oct‐14
Repudiated
Burst Pipes ‐ leaks
£0.00
21‐May‐15
Closed
30‐Oct‐14
Repudiated
Dampness ‐ Condensation
£0.00
26‐May‐15
Closed
01‐Nov‐14
Repudiated
Dampness ‐ Condensation
£0.00
11‐May‐16
Closed
07‐Nov‐14
Repudiated
Tree Roots
£0.00
12‐Feb‐15
Closed
08‐Nov‐14
Contractor
Damage by Workmen
£0.00
12‐Feb‐16
Closed
19‐Nov‐14
Repudiated
Tree Roots
£0.00
03‐Dec‐14
Closed
25‐Nov‐14
Settled
Dampness ‐ Condensation
£550.00
12‐Jun‐15
Open
28‐Nov‐14
Settled
Slippery Surface
£76,462.50
Closed
01‐Dec‐14
Settled
Heating System
£155.00
26‐Jan‐16
Closed
01‐Dec‐14
Settled
Building Operations
£395.00
15‐Jun‐15
Closed
04‐Dec‐14
Settled
Damage by Workmen
£884.00
23‐Mar‐15
Closed
13‐Dec‐14
Withdrawn
Slippery Surface
£0.00
20‐Apr‐15
Closed
15‐Dec‐14
Repudiated
Burst Pipes ‐ leaks
£0.00
20‐Jul‐15
Closed
16‐Dec‐14
Repudiated
Burst Pipes ‐ leaks
£0.00
28‐Sep‐15
Closed
20‐Dec‐14
Repudiated
Damaged Paving
£0.00
22‐Jan‐15
Closed
23‐Dec‐14
Repudiated
Damaged Paving
£0.00
11‐May‐16
Closed
24‐Dec‐14
Settled
Equipment malfunction
£437.77
11‐May‐15
Closed
30‐Dec‐14
Settled
Height Restriction
£205.00
26‐May‐15
Closed
01‐Jan‐15
Repudiated
Tree Roots
£0.00
22‐Aug‐16
Closed
02‐Jan‐15
Repudiated
Damaged Paving
£0.00
27‐Jan‐15
Closed
03‐Jan‐15
Repudiated
Concealed Obstruction
£0.00
24‐Aug‐15
Closed
05‐Jan‐15
Settled
Defectivre premises
£350.00
28‐Sep‐16
Closed
10‐Jan‐15
Repudiated
Height 
£0.00
23‐Apr‐15
Closed
24‐Jan‐15
Repudiated
Play Equipment
£0.00
05‐Nov‐15
Closed
29‐Jan‐15
Repudiated
Careless Driving
£0.00
24‐Aug‐15
Closed
05‐Feb‐15
Withdrawn
Tree Roots
£0.00
18‐Feb‐15
Closed
06‐Feb‐15
Repudiated
Damaged Paving
£0.00
24‐Mar‐15
Closed
14‐Feb‐15
Repudiated
Slippery Surface
£0.00
15‐Oct‐15
Closed
22‐Feb‐15
Repudiated
Fallen Trees ‐ Branches
£0.00
08‐Jan‐16
Closed
01‐Mar‐15
Settled
Fallen Trees ‐ Branches
£1,360.00
07‐Jul‐16
Closed
02‐Mar‐15
Repudiated
Debris on path
£0.00
19‐Oct‐15
Closed
04‐Mar‐15
Settled
Hazard
£294.00
19‐Aug‐15
Closed
11‐Mar‐15
Repudiated
Inadequate Maintenance
£0.00
19‐Oct‐15
Closed
13‐Mar‐15
Repudiated
Manual handling
£0.00
19‐Nov‐15
Closed
13‐Mar‐15
Repudiated
Slippery Surface
£0.00
16‐Jun‐15
Closed
15‐Mar‐15
Repudiated
Debris on path
£0.00
08‐Jul‐16
Closed
24‐Mar‐15
Settled
Tree Roots
£770.00
06‐Oct‐15
Open
01‐Apr‐15
Settled
Tree Roots
£1,720.00
Closed
01‐Apr‐15
Withdrawn
Tree Roots
£0.00
06‐Oct‐16
Closed
04‐Apr‐15
Settled
Potholes
£3,511.90
13‐Nov‐17
Cancelled 06‐Apr‐15
Repudiated
Inadequate Maintenance
£0.00
17‐Apr‐15
Closed
06‐Apr‐15
Settled
Inadequate Maintenance
£2,750.00
22‐Sep‐15
Closed
17‐Apr‐15
Settled
Equipment malfunction
£1,908.29
22‐May‐15
Closed
20‐Apr‐15
Repudiated
Garage Door
£0.00
06‐May‐15
Closed
20‐Apr‐15
Withdrawn
Tree Roots
£0.00
04‐Jul‐17
Closed
23‐Apr‐15
Repudiated
Fallen Trees ‐ Branches
£0.00
27‐Jan‐16
Closed
23‐Apr‐15
Repudiated
Damaged Paving
£0.00
25‐Jan‐16
Closed
01‐May‐15
Repudiated
Tree Roots
£0.00
30‐Sep‐16
Closed
02‐May‐15
Repudiated
Slippery Surface
£0.00
01‐Mar‐17
Closed
05‐May‐15
Withdrawn
Defective Paving
£0.00
09‐Jul‐15
Closed
08‐May‐15
Repudiated
Debris on path
£0.00
19‐Aug‐15
Closed
11‐May‐15
Repudiated
Careless Driving
£0.00
10‐Dec‐15
Closed
19‐May‐15
Withdrawn
Tree Roots
£0.00
10‐Dec‐15
Closed
05‐Jun‐15
Repudiated
Pavement repairs
£0.00
10‐May‐17
Closed
11‐Jun‐15
Settled
Inadequate Maintenance
£6,682.00
23‐Jan‐17
Closed
12‐Jun‐15
Repudiated
Damage by Workmen
£0.00
18‐Aug‐15
Closed
14‐Jun‐15
Repudiated
Inadequate Lighting
£0.00
03‐Jan‐17
Closed
15‐Jun‐15
Settled
Tree Roots
£1,724.40
12‐Nov‐15
Closed
27‐Jun‐15
Settled
Grass Cutting
£1,904.00
29‐Sep‐17
Closed
29‐Jun‐15
Settled
Tree Roots
£2,232.00
23‐May‐16
Open
01‐Jul‐15
Under Investigation
Tree Roots
£11,977.67
Closed
02‐Jul‐15
Repudiated
Defective Paving
£0.00
13‐Nov‐15
Closed
04‐Jul‐15
Repudiated
Damaged Paving
£0.00
17‐Nov‐15
Closed
09‐Jul‐15
Settled
Inadequate Maintenance
£9,501.40
13‐Oct‐16
Closed
17‐Jul‐15
Withdrawn
Tree Roots
£0.00
04‐Jan‐16
Closed
20‐Jul‐15
Repudiated
Debris on path
£0.00
16‐Mar‐16
Closed
21‐Jul‐15
Repudiated
Injured in Course of Duties
£0.00
09‐Jan‐17
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Open
03‐Aug‐15
Settled
Damaged Paving
£5,868.00
Closed
14‐Aug‐15
Repudiated
Defective Paving
£0.00
25‐Aug‐15
Closed
20‐Aug‐15
Settled
Play Surface
£1,441.00
24‐Mar‐17
Closed
28‐Aug‐15
Repudiated
Vandalistic Action
£0.00
19‐Jul‐16
Closed
30‐Aug‐15
Repudiated
Play Equipment
£0.00
11‐May‐16
Closed
01‐Sep‐15
Repudiated
Potholes
£0.00
28‐Apr‐16
Closed
01‐Sep‐15
Repudiated
Carriageway ‐ kerbing
£0.00
25‐Aug‐16
Closed
01‐Sep‐15
Settled
Electrical 
£770.00
05‐Jan‐16
Closed
01‐Sep‐15
Settled
Equipment malfunction
£358.13
02‐Nov‐15
Closed
08‐Sep‐15
Settled
Equipment malfunction
£930.84
02‐Nov‐15
Closed
14‐Sep‐15
Repudiated
Theft
£0.00
26‐May‐16
Closed
17‐Sep‐15
Repudiated
Slippery Surface
£0.00
18‐Oct‐16
Closed
07‐Oct‐15
Settled
Tree Roots
£3,765.00
26‐May‐16
Closed
09‐Oct‐15
Repudiated
Potholes
£0.00
20‐Jan‐16
Closed
31‐Oct‐15
Repudiated
Slippery Surface
£0.00
13‐Jul‐17
Closed
02‐Nov‐15
Withdrawn
Tree Roots
£0.00
02‐Nov‐17
Closed
17‐Nov‐15
Repudiated
Tree Roots
£0.00
22‐Sep‐16
Closed
01‐Dec‐15
Repudiated
Pavement Slabs
£0.00
10‐Apr‐17
Closed
13‐Dec‐15
Repudiated
Theft
£0.00
09‐Nov‐16
Closed
23‐Dec‐15
Settled
Tree Roots
£150.00
30‐Sep‐16
Closed
30‐Dec‐15
Repudiated
Fallen Trees ‐ Branches
£0.00
09‐Jan‐17
Closed
20‐Jan‐16
Repudiated
Tree Roots
£0.00
16‐Mar‐16
Closed
01‐Feb‐16
Repudiated
Fallen Trees ‐ Branches
£0.00
13‐Jun‐17
Closed
18‐Feb‐16
Repudiated
Fallen Trees ‐ Branches
£0.00
08‐Aug‐16
Closed
24‐Feb‐16
Settled
Tree Roots
£150.00
24‐May‐16
Closed
01‐Mar‐16
Repudiated
Pavement ‐ Uneven Surface
£0.00
24‐Jun‐16
Closed
16‐Mar‐16
Withdrawn
Carriageway 
£0.00
08‐Jul‐16
Closed
20‐Mar‐16
Repudiated
Carriageway Potholes
£0.00
24‐May‐16
Open
21‐Mar‐16
Under Investigation
Pavement ‐ Uneven Surface
£35,220.00
Closed
29‐Mar‐16
Repudiated
Verge
£0.00
18‐May‐16
Open
08‐Apr‐16
Under Investigation
Slippery Surface
£25,000.00
Closed
08‐Apr‐16
Repudiated
Pavement ‐ Uneven Surface
£0.00
06‐Feb‐17
Closed
09‐Apr‐16
Repudiated
Play Equipment
£0.00
30‐Dec‐16
Closed
13‐Apr‐16
Repudiated
Pavement ‐ Uneven Surface
£0.00
30‐Dec‐16
Closed
17‐Apr‐16
Repudiated
Defectivre premises
£0.00
29‐Mar‐17
Closed
05‐May‐16
Contractor
Grass Cutting
£0.00
30‐Jan‐17
Re‐Opened 16‐May‐16
Withdrawn
Broken 
£6,284.14
Closed
17‐May‐16
Repudiated
Tree Roots
£0.00
01‐Nov‐16
Closed
02‐Jun‐16
Repudiated
Verge
£0.00
03‐Jan‐17
Closed
10‐Jun‐16
Repudiated
Defectivre premises
£0.00
07‐Oct‐16
Closed
16‐Jun‐16
Repudiated
Pavement ‐ Uneven Surface
£0.00
04‐Oct‐17
Closed
27‐Jun‐16
Settled
Procedural Error
£75.00
13‐Apr‐17
Closed
28‐Jun‐16
Repudiated
Pavement Ironwork
£0.00
22‐Aug‐16
Closed
06‐Jul‐16
Repudiated
Verge
£0.00
12‐Oct‐16
Closed
07‐Jul‐16
Settled
Fallen Trees ‐ Branches
£1,099.26
09‐Aug‐17
Open
14‐Jul‐16
Repudiated
Pavement Slabs
£4,580.00
Closed
15‐Jul‐16
Repudiated
Carriageway Potholes
£0.00
09‐Jan‐17
Closed
16‐Jul‐16
Repudiated
Skid Resistance
£0.00
28‐Oct‐16
Closed
17‐Jul‐16
Repudiated
Carriageway Potholes
£0.00
24‐Nov‐17
Closed
06‐Aug‐16
Repudiated
Debris on path
£0.00
08‐Aug‐17
Closed
20‐Aug‐16
Repudiated
Tree Roots
£0.00
10‐May‐17
Closed
08‐Sep‐16
Repudiated
Play Equipment
£0.00
14‐Feb‐18
Re‐Opened 09‐Sep‐16
Repudiated
Equipment
£0.00
Re‐Opened 25‐Sep‐16
Repudiated
Pavement ‐ Uneven Surface
£0.00
Open
27‐Sep‐16
Under Investigation
Tree Roots
£7,653.00
Open
01‐Oct‐16
Under Investigation
Tree Roots
£37,000.00
Closed
11‐Oct‐16
Repudiated
Pavement Slabs
£0.00
09‐Oct‐17
Closed
11‐Oct‐16
Settled
Car Park Equipment
£500.00
10‐May‐17
Open
27‐Oct‐16
Settled
Pavement Slabs
£8,717.00
Closed
04‐Nov‐16
Repudiated
Swimming
£0.00
03‐Feb‐17
Closed
06‐Nov‐16
Settled
Pavement ‐ Uneven Surface
£650.00
29‐Jun‐17
Closed
10‐Nov‐16
Contractor
Slippery Surface
£0.00
25‐Apr‐17
Open
05‐Dec‐16
Settled
Pavement ‐ Uneven Surface
£7,217.00
Closed
08‐Dec‐16
Settled
Car Park Equipment
£1,779.80
19‐Apr‐17
Open
21‐Dec‐16
Under Investigation
Tree Roots
£5,000.00
Closed
24‐Dec‐16
Repudiated
Carriageway Potholes
£0.00
24‐Jan‐17
Open
01‐Jan‐17
Under Investigation
Tree Roots
£16,850.00
Closed
14‐Jan‐17
Contractor
Damage by Workmen
£0.00
21‐Apr‐17
Closed
02‐Feb‐17
Settled
Broken Glass
£93.53
03‐Aug‐17
Closed
08‐Feb‐17
Settled
Vandalistic Action
£63.00
13‐Apr‐17
Closed
23‐Feb‐17
Repudiated
Fallen Trees ‐ Branches
£0.00
12‐Feb‐18
Closed
23‐Feb‐17
Repudiated
Fallen Trees ‐ Branches
£0.00
05‐Jan‐18
Closed
23‐Feb‐17
Settled
Tree Roots
£1,810.00
01‐Aug‐17
Open
24‐Feb‐17
Repudiated
Pavement ‐ Uneven Surface
£25,000.00
Open
21‐Mar‐17
Under Investigation
Tree Roots
£2.00
Closed
21‐Mar‐17
Settled
Equipment malfunction
£2,713.00
01‐Feb‐18
FOI Disclosure NBC5437-0206
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