FOI Request 2117

Subject: Fire Service Claims

Status: Complete

Date received: March 2025

Question Asked:

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please can you disclose the following information:

1. In the past 5 years, how many claims have been made against the service? (Broken down by years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.)

1a. Can this be broken down by reason for the claim (i.e. personal injury, negligence, property damage, etc) and whether an employee or member of the public submitted the claim (Broken down by years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.)

2. Can you provide the number of claims that were settled with compensation? (Broken down by years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.)

2a. How much was paid out in compensation for successful claims against the service? (Broken down by years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.)

Our Response:

Please see below our response to your Freedom of Information Request

Years (date of incident)	No of civil claims	No of claims intimated - E/L	No of claims intimated - P/L	No of claims settled	Total damages combined
01.04.19 - 31.03.20	63	7	56	23	£148,812.00
01.04.20 - 31.03.21	46	5	41	13	£71,510.00
01.04.21 - 31.03.22	79	2	77	24	£242,705.50
01.04.22 - 31.03.23	106	7	99	38	£136,588.53
01.04.23 - 31.03.24	125	14	111	44	£109,730.00

Outcome: Information Provided

FOI responded to within timescales: YES

Further action: NO

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