Incidents involving deer - Find a freedom of information request

Request

1.From 01/01/2019 to the present day, I ask to be provided the number of incidents involving deer in your county, by month in spreadsheet format.

2.Please also provide all information on deer numbers for the period and the efforts to reduce their incursion on to roads, to protect deer and road users.

3.What have you done to reduce or prevent deer from accessing roads and to warn drivers of their presence?

4.Lastly, please provide your policy for seeking recovery from drivers who, as a result of a collision with a deer or swerving to avoid a deer, cause damage to council property such as barriers and signage.

Decision

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.

1-2. Please see below

Month & Year Total

January 2019 2

February 2019 0

March 2019 0

April 2019 1

May 2019 1

June 2019 2

July 2019 0

August 2019 0

September 2019 1

October 2019 1

November 2019 3

December 2019 0

January 2020 3

February 2020 1

March 2020 0

April 2020 1

May 2020 0

June 2020 0

July 2020 0

August 2020 0

September 2020 0

October 2020 1

November 2020 0

December 2020 1

January 2021 0

February 2021 0

March 2021 2

April 2021 3

May 2021 0

June 2021 1

July 2021 0

August 2021 0

September 2021 0 

October 2021 2

November 2021 0

December 2021 2

January 2022 4

February 2022 1

March 2022 2

April 2022 3

Total 38

3. Lincolnshire County Council do not have a policy or data/ information which can be provided. The FOI Act is for recorded information only

4. Lincolnshire County Council do not have a policy or data/ information which can be provided. LCC do recover damage to our assets by recharging costs if there are driver details available, normally through insurance.

Reference number
FOI 3906377
Date request received
19/04/22
Date of decision
09/05/22