Consultation outcome

Reforming the law of apologies in civil proceedings

From:: Ministry of Justice
Published: 8 April 2024
Last updated: 5 February 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

Read the full outcome

Consultation response

PDF, 331 KB, 34 pages

Consultation response (Welsh summary)

PDF, 166 KB, 3 pages

Detail of outcome

This document is the government’s response to the consultation paper on the law of apologies in civil proceedings.

It covers:

the background to the consultation
a summary of the responses
a detailed response to the specific questions
the next steps following this consultation

Original consultation

Consultation description

Section 2 of the Compensation Act was brought in to make it easier for organisations to apologise, without admitting liability.

This consultation on the role of apologies in civil proceedings will consider whether the existing legislation in the Compensation Act 2006 is adequate, or whether legislative provisions to clarify or amend the current law would be useful.

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