Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 80710

NHS: Negligence

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 20 October 2025

Named Day

Question

Noah Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing the current statute of limitations on medical negligence cases involving cerebral palsy.

Answer

Sarah Sackman

Limitation periods set statutory time limits within which a party must bring a civil claim, or give notice of a claim, to the other party in a dispute. For negligence resulting in personal injury (which would include clinical negligence claims) the limita...

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