Am I entitled to copy of Accident report (not vehicle) in which I was injured?

[MountainMan]

My wife slipped on ice outside a leisure centre a few weeks. Everywhere else was salted or cleared other than the car park area where she had to
park.

She suffered mild temporary concussion, and may have damaged her spine.

An accident report was completed at the time, which she signed (although she was only partially coherent).

She has now asked for a copy of the report, but was told that only a court order would make that possible. Is this true?

We may wish to make a claim at some time in the future.

[paulajayne]

FOI request should do it. Was it the leisure park that completed the report?

[MountainMan]

My wife slipped on ice outside a leisure centre a few weeks. Everywhere else was salted or cleared other than the car park area where she had to
park.

She suffered mild temporary concussion, and may have damaged her spine.

An accident report was completed at the time, which she signed (although she was only partially coherent).

She has now asked for a copy of the report, but was told that only a court order would make that possible. Is this true?

We may wish to make a claim at some time in the future.

Re FOI:

The leisure facilities are part of a retirement complex, run by a private "not-for-profit" organisation. Does FOI apply in such cases?

[Peridot]

If your wife brings a personal injury claim the accident report together with risk assessments, land owner/occupier procedures for salting etc and records as to what and when de-icing was completed (amongst other things) would be disclosable as part of the personal injury claim process.
You may need to request the documents formally as part of a pre action protocol letter or an FOI request as previously suggested.

[alc1989]

Look Schedule 2 of Data Protection Act 2018, there’s a part about requesting information for use in legal proceedings. You should make a written request citing the correct sections.

[charitynjw]

Look Schedule 2 of Data Protection Act 2018, there’s a part about requesting information for use in legal proceedings. You should make a written request citing the correct sections.

(3)The listed GDPR provisions do not apply to personal data where disclosure of the data—

(a)is necessary for the purpose of, or in connection with, legal proceedings (including prospective legal proceedings),

(b)is necessary for the purpose of obtaining legal advice, or

(c)is otherwise necessary for the purposes of establishing, exercising or defending legal rights,

to the extent that the application of those provisions would prevent the controller from making the disclosure.

Schedule 2, para 5(3), Data Protection Act 2018
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/...raph/5/enacted