Insurance claims received in regard to a shoe heel becoming trapped/stuck in a footway drainage channel - Find a freedom of information request

1.     During the last financial year (2021-22) how many insurance claims were received in regard to a shoe heel becoming trapped/stuck in a footway drainage channel?

2.     During the last five financial years how many insurance claims were received in regard to a shoe heel becoming trapped/stuck in a footway drainage channel?

3.     How many claims were successfully repudiated in the last financial year in relation to the above questions?

4.     How many claims were successfully repudiated in the last five financial years in relation to the above questions?

5.     During the last financial year (2021-22) how many insurance claims were received in regard to a damaged pavement?

6.     During the last five financial years how many insurance claims were received in regard to a damaged pavement?

If this information request exceeds 18 hours, please limit your response to questions 1, 3 and 5.

If you do not hold this information, please provide details of how you categorise insurance claims on the Highway.

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1. This information is not recorded

2. This information is not recorded

3. N/A

4. N/A

5. 111 - Footpath defects of all types.

6. 2017/18 to 2021/22 = 467 - Footpath defects of all types.

Information held is categorised by Primary Cause - Highways.

With multiple sub causes, most relevant to this FOI might be Drainage, Ironworks and Footpath defects.

This has been responded to in 'notification date', claims notified to the council, regardless of when the occurred. i.e. claims could have occurred at any time but were notified to us within the financial years requested.