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Personal Injury: Compensation

Volume 464: debated on Monday 8 October 2007

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David T.C. Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many personal injury claims by members of the public from local authorities were reported to his Department, in accordance with the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997, in each of the last three years for which figures are available. (153857)

Mr. Plaskitt

The information is in the following table:

Personal injury claims against local authorities

Financial year of recovery

Number of claims

2004-05

16,204

2005-06

12,839

2006-07

9,058

Notes:

1. The figures quoted are for personal injury claims made by the public against local authorities.

2. All cases settled prior to 1 January 2005, which showed that there were no recoverable benefits due to the Secretary of State, have been archived, and are therefore not included in these figures.

Source:

Figures produced by the Compensation Recovery Unit.