On the 14 May 2024 written Parliamentary Question HL3750, tabled by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, was answered by Lord Markham.
It has been brought to my attention by officials that this answer contains an error in the narrative which accompanied the table of figures. NHS Resolution (NHSR) provided the figures in the table but the accompanying narrative mislabelled the figures as relating to Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts only when in fact they cover all of NHSR’s indemnity schemes.
To ask His Majesty's Government what was the annual spend by the health service on legal representation at inquests in the previous five years for which information is available.
Through this Written Ministerial Statement, I would like to apologise on behalf of the Department and NHSR and clarify the situation with regards to the narrative accompanying the table in this response. The department takes its responsibility for parliamentary accountability very seriously.
The answer to the question should be:
To ask His Majesty's Government what was the annual spend by the health service on legal representation at inquests in the previous five years for which information is available.
NHS Resolution manages clinical negligence and other claims against the National Health Service in England. The table shows the amounts paid in accordance with scheme rules, under all indemnity schemes administered by NHS Resolution, to support trusts at inquests and for associated costs to investigate entitlement to compensation during the last five years.
Payment Raised Year | Amount |
2018/19 | £2,968,153 |
2019/20 | £2,223,095 |
2020/21 | £1,614,820 |
2021/22 | £1,545,135 |
2022/23 | £1,623,211 |
Total | £9,974,414 |