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Written question asked by John Townend (Conservative) on Thursday, 5 November 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 November 1998. It was answered by Jack Straw (Labour) on Thursday, 19 November 1998 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the total cost to public funds of claims by employees and the public for compensation in respect of (a) personal injury and (b) employment protection in the last year for which figures are available. - Includes figures.
Answer

Mr. Townend: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total cost to public funds of claims by employees and the public for compensation in respect of (a) personal injury and (b) employment protection in the last year for which figures are available. [59058] Mr. Straw: There are no centrally maintained records for all these types of compensation. Delegation of personnel functions and of authority to make such awards has resulted in less central record keeping. To obtain all the information requested would require an extensive trawl of personnel records which could be done only at disproportionate cost. Awards under section 11 of the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme, in respect of personal injury to employees, totalled £822,594 during the period April 1998-September 1998. Compensation awarded by the Civil Service Appeal Board totalled £26,270 during the year 1997-98.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
319 c726W; 59058
Session
1997-98
Subjects
Compensation Costs Employment Government departments Home Office Personal injury Protection
Contains statistics
Yes