Dear Sir / Madam

I am pleased to acknowledge your request for information, which has been
allocated the reference number NELC/29267/2324.

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your response within the 20 working day limit. If it will take us longer
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Yours sincerely

North East Lincolnshire Council

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Dear Sir / Madam

Thank you for your information request, reference number NELC/29267/2324
which requested:

How many insurance liability claims have you received in the last three
calendar years (2020, 2021, 2022) related to surface water flooding (i.e.
flash flooding)?

For each year, please provide the number of claims received and the number
paid out, including the total cost to the council and insurer.

I can confirm that North East Lincolnshire Council holds the following
information on the table below:

┌───────────────┬──────────────────────┬──────────────────────┐
│Year │Liability Claims │Number Paid out │
├───────────────┼──────────────────────┼──────────────────────┤
│2020 │0 │0 │
├───────────────┼──────────────────────┼──────────────────────┤
│2021 │2 │0 │
├───────────────┼──────────────────────┼──────────────────────┤
│2022 │0 │0 │
└───────────────┴──────────────────────┴──────────────────────┘

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you may contact the Office of the Information Commissioner.

Yours sincerely

North East Lincolnshire Council

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