Flash flooding
Dear Sir or Madam,
Under Freedom of Information, I would be grateful if you could provide the following information:
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.
Yours faithfully,
C D Johnson
Dear Sir/Madam
Request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
Case Reference 202301336
Thank you for your correspondence received by North Northamptonshire
Council on 09/08/2023 requesting information regarding Flash Flooding
under the above Act. Your request for information is currently being
considered and should the Council require any further clarification
regarding your request, we will contact you to discuss this with you.
Assuming we do not require any further details from you, a full response
to your enquiry will be provided within 20 working days. In the meantime,
please accept this letter by way of an acknowledgement of your request for
information.
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notice | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)
Kind Regards
Lucy DaSantos
Information Governance Team
North Northamptonshire Council
Telephone: 0300 126 300
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Dear Sir/Madam
I write further to your information request to assure you that this is
still in handling at present and we endeavour to provide a response as
soon as is possible. We apologise for the delay with this and do hope that
it doesn’t cause you too much inconvenience.
Thank you for your patience.
Kind regards
Lucy DaSantos
Information Officer
From: "C D Johnson" <[FOI #1013648 email]>
Sent: 09 August 2023 11:36
To: "FOI requests at North Northants Council"
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Subject: Freedom of Information request - Flash flooding
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Dear Sir or Madam,
Under Freedom of Information, I would be grateful if you could provide the
following information:
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.
Yours faithfully,
C D Johnson
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Dear Sir/Madam
Thank you for your below request for information, received by the
authority on 09 August 2023. I can confirm that North Northamptonshire
Council holds the information requested.
Please see below the service response, with our apologies for the delay:
2020 – N/A: North Northamptonshire Council did not exist until 01.04.21.
No data prior to this date recorded.
2021 - 0 claims received
2022 - 3 claims received, 0 claims paid, total cost to council/insurer nil
I trust the above is helpful, however if you are dissatisfied with the way
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Information Commissioner’s Office
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Yours sincerely
Lucy DaSantos
Information Officer
From: "C D Johnson" <[FOI #1013648 email]>
Sent: 09 August 2023 11:36
To: "FOI requests at North Northants Council"
<[North Northants Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Flash flooding
[CAUTION: EXTERNAL EMAIL] This email originated from outside of the
organisation. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise
the sender and know the content is safe.
Dear Sir or Madam,
Under Freedom of Information, I would be grateful if you could provide the
following information:
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.
Yours faithfully,
C D Johnson
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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #1013648 email]
Is [North Northants Council request email] the wrong address for Freedom of
Information requests to North Northamptonshire Council? If so, please
contact us using this form:
[2]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/change_re...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[3]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/offi...
For more detailed guidance on safely disclosing information, read the
latest advice from the ICO:
[4]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/ico-...
[5]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/ico-...
Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.
If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.
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Information Governance Team
North Northamptonshire Council
Telephone: 0300 126 300
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