Labour Research October 2017

Law Matters

Psychiatric injury


New “Vento” bands (see Labour Research, September 2017, page 24) have been announced in relation to awards for injury to feelings and psychiatric injury. The lower band is £800 to £8,400; middle band £8,400 to £25,200; upper band £25,200 to £42,000; and exceptional cases, over £42,000.

https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/vento-bands-presidential-guidance-20170905.pdf