Compensation paid for footpaths not properly maintained
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of
Information Act (2000).
Since 2003/04 to the end of the 2008/09 financial year, please could you tell me how much compensation you have paid people in cases where you have accepted liability for not maintaining Public Footpaths and how many such payments have been made?
For each payment please state the amount paid out, where the
footpath was for which liability was accepted and a summary of the incident (e.g. broken bridge etc.).
Please note that the question relates to the period in which you have paid out compensation, not the period in which the incident took place, so incidents that took place prior to 2003/04 but were paid out between 2003/04 and 2008/09 inclusive should be included.
Yours faithfully,
Laurence Scotford
Thank you for your request for information and I confirm we shall
respond as quickly as possible but not later than 5 June 2009.
Wendy Kassamani
Information Compliance Officer
Brighton & Hove City Council
Tel: 01273 296636
Regarding your request for information under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000: Ref: foi/261/09
" Since 2003/04 to the end of the 2008/09 financial year, please
could you tell me how much compensation you have paid people in
cases where you have accepted liability for not maintaining Public
Footpaths and how many such payments have been made?
For each payment please state the amount paid out, where the
footpath was for which liability was accepted and a summary of the
incident (e.g. broken bridge etc.).
Please note that the question relates to the period in which you
have paid out compensation, not the period in which the incident
took place, so incidents that took place prior to 2003/04 but were
paid out between 2003/04 and 2008/09 inclusive should be included."
Please find set out below the information in response to the above
request:
"We are unable to supply the information requested. Our insurance system
can provide a report showing claims occurring during the last five years
and what has been paid on each one. It cannot however determine all
payments paid during the last five years as requested in the final
paragraph of the FOI as payment dates are not captured by the system."
Should you have any queries concerning this request please contact me,
remembering to quote the reference number shown above.
If you are not satisfied how your request has been handled, you can
appeal. Please write to:
Freedom of Information Appeals
Room 218
Brighton & Hove City Council
Hove Town Hall
Norton Road
Hove BN3 4AH
[1][email address]
If you have any queries regarding this process, please contact me via the
contact details below.
If you are still not satisfied after your complaint has been investigated,
you can escalate your complaint to the Information Commissioners Office.
The contact details are:
The Information Commissioners Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF
Telephone number: 01625 545745
e-mail: [2][email address]
Website: [3]www.dataprotection.gov.uk
If you have any queries regarding this process, please contact me via the
contact details below.
Wendy Kassamani
Information Compliance Officer
Brighton & Hove City Council
Hove Town Hall
Norton Road
Hove, BN3 4AH
Tel: 01273 296636
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Dear Wendy Kassamani,
Re: request for information under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000: Ref: foi/261/09
Thank you for your response. Please could you provide me with the report based on claim dates rather than paid dates.
Yours sincerely,
Laurence Scotford
Thank you for your request for information and I confirm we shall
respond as quickly as possible but not later than 12 June 2009.
Wendy Kassamani
Information Compliance Officer
Brighton & Hove City Council
Tel: 01273 296636
Regarding your request for information under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000: Ref: foi/270/09 x-ref foi/261
"Please could you provide me with the report based on claim dates rather
than paid dates."
Please find set out below the information in response to the above
request:
"See attachment"
Should you have any queries concerning this request please contact me,
remembering to quote the reference number shown above.
If you are not satisfied how your request has been handled, you can
appeal. Please write to:
Freedom of Information Appeals
Room 218
Brighton & Hove City Council
Hove Town Hall
Norton Road
Hove BN3 4AH
[1][email address]
If you have any queries regarding this process, please contact me via the
contact details below.
If you are still not satisfied after your complaint has been investigated,
you can escalate your complaint to the Information Commissioners Office.
The contact details are:
The Information Commissioners Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF
Telephone number: 01625 545745
e-mail: [2][email address]
Website: [3]www.dataprotection.gov.uk
If you have any queries regarding this process, please contact me via the
contact details below.
Wendy Kassamani
Information Compliance Officer
Brighton & Hove City Council
Hove Town Hall
Norton Road
Hove, BN3 4AH
Tel: 01273 296636
Re-use of Public Sector Information and Copyright Statement
Where information has been supplied, you are advised that the copyright in
that material is owned by Brighton & Hove City Council and/or its
contractor(s) unless otherwise stated. The supply of documents under the
Freedom of Information Act does not give the recipient an automatic right
to re-use those documents in a way that would infringe copyright, for
example, by making multiple copies, publishing and issuing copies to the
public.
Brief extracts of the material can be reproduced under the "fair dealing"
provisions of the Copyright Design and Patents Act 1998 (S.29 and S.30)
for the purposes of research for non-commercial purposes, private study,
criticism, review and news reporting.
Authorisation to re-use copyright material not owned by Brighton & Hove
City Council and/or its contractor(s) should be sought from the copyright
holders concerned.
If you are considering re-using the information disclosed to you through
this request, for any purpose outside of what could be considered for
personal use, then you are required under the Public Sector Re-use of
Information Regulations 2005 to make an Application for Re-use to the
organisation from which you have requested the information. Applications
for Re-Use should be directed to Mr Paul O'Neill at the address above.
Notice to recipient:
The information contained in this electronic mail message is intended only for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed
and may contain information which is privileged and confidential, the disclosure of which is prohibited by law.
If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, please note that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this
communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error please notify the sender immediately.
Thank you in anticipation of your co-operation.
You can visit our website at http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk
Please consider the environment, only print out this email if absolutely necessary.
Please Note: Both incoming and outgoing Emails may be monitored and/or recorded in line with current legislation.
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