House of Commons · Written Ministerial Statement
Whiplash reform: The Whiplash Injury (Amendment) Regulations 2025
20 March 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Proposed by Sarah Sackman Lab Finchley and Golders Green
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At a glance
Key points
- The draft Whiplash Injury (Amendment) Regulations 2025 aim to increase compensation for whiplash injuries lasting up to two years.
- The proposed regulations will be laid by the affirmative procedure and will take effect if approved.
- These regulations will raise the fixed tariff for whiplash injuries occurring on or after May 31, 2025, to adjust for inflation and provide a buffer until 2027.
Issue summary
The statement addresses the draft Whiplash Injury (Amendment) Regulations 2025, which aim to increase compensation for whiplash injuries lasting up to two years.
Action requested
I am laying the draft Whiplash Injury (Amendment) Regulations 2025 by way of affirmative procedure. Subject to approval, these regulations will raise the fixed tariff for whiplash injuries occurring on or after May 31, 2025, to account for inflation and provide a buffer until 2027.
Key facts
- The draft Whiplash Injury (Amendment) Regulations 2025 will be laid by way of affirmative procedure.
- The tariff increase will apply to whiplash injuries lasting up to two years occurring on or after 31 May 2025.
- The compensation figures will be around 15% higher than the original tariff from 2021.
- The uplift accounts for inflation since 2021 and includes a buffer until 2027.
- The original whiplash tariff from 2021 continues to apply to injuries before May 31, 2025.
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