Let the facts speak for themselves!

Look at the following statistics extracted from CIPFA Benchmarking Reports.

These compare St Helens Council with a group of 12 similar authorities and with all 65 unitary authorities in England and Wales taking part in the exercise, relating to the period when John was managing claims at St Helens.

 

Number of Public Liability Claims
per 1000 Population

 

	St Helens	Comparators	All Unitary
2006	12.91	5.6	11.5
2007	6.7	12.9	10.5
2008	7.0	11.9	10.2
2009	5.5	10.7	9.3
2010	5.0	8.1	7.9

 

Cost of Public Liability Claims
per 1000 Population (£)

 

	St Helens	Comparators	All Unitary
2006	15,500	14,700	8,900
2007	19,600	26,400	21,900
2008	17,400	26,000	20,400
2009	13,600	21,700	19,300
2010	15,300	17,000	19,300

 

Percentage of Public Liability
Claims Settled at No Cost (%)

 

	St Helens	Comparators	All Unitary
2006	70.0	68.0	67.0
2007	75.0	66.5	69.1
2008	72.9	76.4	77.7
2009	74.5	68.7	70.5
2010	74.5	65.2	70.2

 

NB It is generally believed that a reduction in the number of claims leads to a reduction in the repudiation rate as the number of valid claims tends to remain fairly constant.

 

Cost of Employers Liability Claims
per 1000 Employees (£)

	St Helens	Comparators	All Unitary
2007	149,000	204,000	163,000
2008	96,000	199,000	155,000
2009	127,000	179,000	150,000

 

Percentage of Employers Liability
Claims Settled at No Cost (%)

 

	St Helens	Comparators	All Unitary
2007	48.9	43.0	46.8
2008	44.7	42.1	47.4
2009	50.4	48.8	48.7