The Whiplash Injury (Amendment) Regulations 2025

1. Citation, commencement and extent (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Whiplash Injury (Amendment) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 31st May 2025. (2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

2. Amendment of the Whiplash Injury Regulations 2021 (1) In regulation 2 (Damages for whiplash injuries) of the Whiplash Injury Regulations 2021— (a) in paragraph (1)(a) and (b) for “the following table”, in both places it occurs, substitute— — (i) Table 1 where the cause of action accrues before 31st May 2025; — (ii) Table 2 where the cause of action accrues on or after 31st May 2025; (b) for the table following paragraph (1)(b) substitute— [Table 1 and Table 2 inserted here. These tables detail the monetary amounts awarded based on the duration of the whiplash injury. Table 1 applies to claims before 31 May 2025, and Table 2 applies to claims on or after that date; values are higher in Table 2.]

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor Sarah Sackman Minister of State Ministry of Justice 20th May 2025

Explanatory Note (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations amend the Whiplash Injury Regulations 2021 [...] with regard to specifying, by way of tariff, the total amount of damages for pain, suffering and loss of amenity that a court may award for road traffic accident related whiplash injuries of up to two-years’ duration and any minor psychological injuries suffered on the same occasion. Regulation 2 amends regulation 2 of the Whiplash Injury Regulations 2021, renaming the table following 2(1)(b) as “Table 1” and inserting a new table (Table 2). For causes of action which accrued before 31st May 2025, the amounts in Table 1 apply. Table 2 has increased damages amounts which apply where a cause of action accrues on or after 31st May 2025. A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.