PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Accidents: Compensation (13 July 2021)

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward proposals to broaden the scope of claimants entitled to a bereavement award under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976.

Asked by:
Anna McMorrin (Labour)

The Government considered the case for reform when responding to a report by the Joint Committee on Human Rights in February 2020.

The Government believes that the existing system involving a fixed level of award and clear eligibility criteria represents a reasonable, proportionate and practical approach, and the Government does not currently have any plans for wider consultation on the bereavement damages regime or the Fatal Accidents Act more generally.

Answered by:
Chris Philp (Conservative)
19 July 2021