Written statement on Whiplash Reform: Completion of the Lord Chancellor’s review of the Whiplash Injury Regulations 2021 - May 22

Secretary of State for Justice (Alex Chalk): I would like to announce today that I have completed my review of the Whiplash Injury Regulations 2021 (the Regulations) following careful consideration of the available data and evidence, including submissions to the ‘Statutory review of the Whiplash Tariff' Call for Evidence.

Part 1, Section 3 of the Civil Liability Act provides for the Lord Chancellor to set a tariff of damages for whiplash injuries of up to two years in duration and to make regulations to do so. Section 4 of the Act requires the Lord Chancellor to review regulations made under Section 3 within three years of implementation. In laying this statement today, I meet my statutory obligation to review the Regulations by 31 May 2024.

As per the requirements of the Act, I will lay a report outlining my review and conclusions in the libraries of both Houses on the return from Whitsun recess.