Statutory Instruments
2020 No. 316
Damages, England And Wales
The Damages for Bereavement (Variation of Sum) (England and Wales) Order 2020
Made
16th March 2020
Laid before Parliament
19th March 2020
Coming into force
1st May 2020
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1A(5) of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976(1), makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Damages for Bereavement (Variation of Sum) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and comes into force on 1st May 2020.
(2) This Order applies only to causes of action which accrue on or after 1st May 2020.
Variation of sum
2. In section 1A(3) of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976, for “£12,980” substitute “£15,120”.
Alex Chalk
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
16th March 2020
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, which applies only to causes of action accruing on or after 1st May 2020, amends section 1A(3) of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 by increasing the sum which may be awarded as damages for bereavement in England and Wales from £12,980 to £15,120.
1976 c. 30. Section 1A was inserted by the Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c. 53), section 3(1). Section 1A(3) was amended by S.I. 1990/2575, S.I. 2002/644, S.I. 2007/3289 and S.I. 2013/510.