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Compensation Payouts - 712/11
Dated: 07 Jun 2011
Date of request: 16/09/2011
Date of response: 05/10/2011
Provision of information held by Northumbria Police made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the 'Act')(FOIA)
Thank you for your email dated 16 September 2011 in which you made a request for access to certain information which may be held by Northumbria Police.
As you may be aware the purpose of the Act is to allow a general right of access to information held by a Public Authority (including the Police), subject to certain limitations and exemptions.
You asked:
How much has your force paid out in accident or personal injury compensation to employees in each of the past five years? Please break down the response by calendar year.
Please list, with detail, all compensation payouts over £10,000 in the past five years. Please explain what the claim was for, when it was made and when the accident happened, the total paid out, and the job title of the employee who made the claim.
In response:
We have now had the opportunity to fully consider your request and I provide a response for your attention.
Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted with the Legal Department of Northumbria Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by Northumbria Police.
I have decided to disclose the located information to you as follows.
Please note all figures shown are for claims finalised in a specific year - which may include settlements for claims lodged in any previous year.
- Finalised between 01/01/06 - 31/12/06
Total compensation paid - £171,330.95 - 18 Claims - All Out of Court Settlements -
14 Employer's Liability Claims comprising of:-
2 Dog Bite - £2,550.00
1 Injury to Hand - £2,000.00
2 Slip/Trip Fall - £5,600.00
1 Injury to Head - £2,038.58
1 Chair Claim - £3,000.00
1 Injury to Toe - £1,750.00
1 Fracture to Spine - £109,888.85
1 Injury to Wrist - £1,250.00
1 Injury to Ankle - £4,400.00
3 Police Road Traffic Collision - £30,253.52
Finalised between 01/01/07 - 31/12/07
Total compensation paid - ££75,876.16 - 10 Claims - All Out of Court Settlements -
8 Employer's Liability Claims comprising of:-
2 Training Incident - £30,000.00
1 Chair Claim - £24,802.47
2 Slip/Trip/Fall - £7,873.69
1 Dog Bite - £1,750.00
1 Injury to Head - £2,500.00
1 Injury to Foot - £2,800.00
2 Police Road Traffic Collision - £6,150.00
Finalised between 01/01/08 - 31/12/08
Total compensation paid - £131,311.96 - 18 Claims - All Out of Court Settlements -
13 Employer's Liability Claims comprising of:-
2 Slip/Trip/Fall - £11,000.00
3 Dog Bite - £5,650.00
2 Injury to Foot - £41,125.00
1 Injury to Knee - £5,000.00
1 Injury to Hand - £2,173.33
1 Police RTC - £4,250.00
1 Whiplash - £1,000.00
2 Injury to Head - £2,862.00
1 Employment Tribunal Claim comprising of:-
1 Disability Discrimination - £33,000.00
4 Police Road Traffic Collision - £25,251.63
Finalised between 01/01/09 - 31/12/09
Total compensation paid - £142,404.22 - 24 Claims - All Out of Court Settlements -
15 Employer's Liability Claims comprising of:-
2 Police RTC - £2,750.00
2 Dog Bite - £18,054.00
2 Injury to Neck - £16,675.00
3 Chair Claim - £11,750.00
1 Training Incident - £1,500.00
1 Injury to Leg - £9,750.00
3 Slip/Trip/Fall - £7,525.00
1 Injury to Knee - £2,100.00
1 Employment Tribunal Claim comprising of:-
1 Sexual Discrimination - £12,500.00
7 Police Road Traffic Collision - £59,551.40
Finalised between 01/01/10 - 31/12/10
Total compensation paid - £47,209.49 - 14 Claims - All Out of Court Settlements -
11 Employer's Liability Claims comprising of:-
1 Injury to Hand - £2,000.00
1 Injury to Knee - £2,500.00
2 Chair Claims - £6,600.00
1 Injury to Neck - £6,186.98
1 Injury to Ankle - £1,300.00
2 Slip/Trip/Fall - £9,950.00
1 Deafness Claim - £9,750.00
1 Dog Bite - £3,100.00
1 Injury to Back - £2,050.00
3 Police Road Traffic Collision - £3,772.51
Finalised between 01/01/11 - 21/9/11
Total compensation paid - £51,375.00 - 10 Claims - All Out of Court Settlements -
9 Employer's Liability Claims comprising of:-
2 Whiplash - £3,600.00
2 Deafness - £13,750.00
2 Injury to Hand - £9,100.00
1 Injury to Head - £2,125.00
2 Injury to Leg - £16,800.00
1 Police Road Traffic Collision - £6,000.00
- The following information has been broken down to show whether the employee was a Police Officer or Police Staff. To provide the job titles of the individuals may lead to the identification on an individual, and as such would attract exemptions under the act.
Reason Claim Made Accident Date Total Compensation Job Title 2006 Fracture to Spine 10/12/02 20/03/02 £109,888.86 Police Officer Police RTC 13/05/03 21/09/01 £14,998.52 Police Officer 2007 Training Incident 10/02/04 13/11/03 £20,000.00 Police Officer Chair Claim 12/11/04 30/06/04 £24,802.47 Police Officer 2008 Injury to Foot 12/04/06 04/07/05 £40,000.00 Police Officer Employment Tribunal 02/07/07 £33,000.00 Police Officer Police RTC 24/01/07 15/05/06 £19,417.26 Police Officer 2009 Injury to Neck 26/11/07 02/11/05 £11,675.00 Police Officer Dog Bite 14/09/05 16/08/05 £17,054.00 Police Officer Employment Tribunal 16/06/04 01/12/02 £12,500.00 Police Officer Police RTC 15/01/08 21/07/07 £16,299.82 Police Officer Police RTC 13/11/02 04/04/01 £31,480.00 Police Officer 2010 No payments over £10,000 were made 2011 Broken Leg 21/02/08 24/10/05 £15,000.00 Police Staff
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