Guidance

What we do and the types of claims we handle

Updated 20 August 2024

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1. CLC&P responsibilities

The Common Law Claims & Policy (CLC&P) team is responsible for processing common-law, non-contractual compensation claims against and on behalf of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) at home and abroad. It is not responsible for quasi-contractual, maladministration, sales or estates matters.

In addition to being responsible for processing common law compensation claims, CLC&P also has a number of other important responsibilities, such as providing claims policy and insurance advice, handling third party claims against foreign forces based in the UK, and providing claims management information. It also undertakes various secretariat tasks, and continues to deal with a large number of Parliamentary Questions, ministerial correspondence, treat official and Freedom of Information (FOI) requests.

1.1 The CLC&P senior management team consists of:

  • Deputy Director DJEP Claims, Inquests and Disclosure (SCS 1)
  • Head of CLC&P
  • CLC&P Assistant Head

2. Types of claims

2.1 Service and civilian personnel employer바카라 사이트檚 liability (EL)/clinical negligence

Novel, contentious, complex or sensitive EL claims covering:

  • miscellaneous claims from serving and former personnel including defective enlistment, false prosecution and unlawful detention
  • low flying claims relating to military low flying activity in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
  • clinical negligence claims for compensation from service personnel and their dependants and civilian staff where it is alleged that the MOD has acted negligently including alleged; failure of the MOD to recognise, diagnose and treat their Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

2.2 Public liability (PL) claims

  • sensitive PL claims, including personal injury and property damage.
  • overseas road traffic accidents where there is no Area Claims Officer in the region.
  • maritime claims including accidents, salvage, collisions and damage to fishing gear.

2.3 Visiting forces

Claims against visiting forces in the UK (under Section 9 of the and Article VIII of the NATO Status of Forces Agreement).

2.4 Northern Ireland claims

Politically sensitive claims from members of the public arising from the activities of the HM Forces in Northern Ireland.

2.5 Overseas operations

Claims policy relating to overseas operations and advice to ACOs in Afghanistan, Cyprus, north west Europe and the South Atlantic Islands.

2.6 Compensation scheme for radiation linked diseases

Claims for compensation due to illness alleged to have been caused by occupational exposure to radiation.

2.7 Criminal injuries compensation

Criminal injuries compensation claims from MOD civil servants바카라 사이트� dependants based overseas.

2.8 Non-maritime recoveries

Recovery of 惭翱顿바카라 사이트檚 uninsured financial losses, excluding those arising from road traffic accidents in the UK.

3. Claims policy

3.1 惭翱顿바카라 사이트檚 insurance arrangements

Responsible for policy advice on the 惭翱顿바카라 사이트檚 insurance arrangements (non-contractual) for a range of core and non-core business activities, including non-core aviation risks; Liaison with 惭翱顿바카라 사이트檚 insurance brokers on repayment/income generation projects.

3.2 Employer바카라 사이트檚 liability (EL), Public Liability (PL) and third party motor (TPM) claims

Responsible for policy relating to employer바카라 사이트檚 liability and third party motor liability claims, managed by the 惭翱顿바카라 사이트檚 claims administrators.

3.3 Contract management

Responsible for the management of the 惭翱顿바카라 사이트檚 EL, PL and TPM claims handling and legal services contracts and MOD바카라 사이트檚 contract for the provision of insurance brokerage services.

3.4 Financial management

Responsible for the payment of suppliers바카라 사이트� bills and the management of periodic payments.

4. Contact details

We request that all communications are sent to us by email only and not in hard copy. Thank you for your cooperation.

Compensation claims against the Ministry of Defence in respect of EL for Service Personnel and Civilian staff, Public Liability including personal injury, or claims from a Third Party involved in a road traffic collision with a MOD vehicle in the UK:

TMS Davies Group

Phone: 0141 331 6831 Fax: 0141 353 2250

All other compensation claims, including those for alleged Clinical Negligence:

Ministry of Defence, SPO CIDU: Common Law Claims and Policy

Email: SPODJEP-ClaimsGeneral@mod.gov.uk

To make a Freedom of Information (FOI) request email: cio-foi@mod.gov.uk

5. Service of Court Proceedings

5.1 England and Wales

In accordance with Part 66 of the Civil Procedure Rules and Practice Direction 6.10, read in conjunction with Section 17(3) & 18 of the Crown Proceedings Act 1947, the service of proceedings against the Ministry of Defence will be served on the 바카라 사이트 Legal Department who are the authorised 바카라 사이트 Department to accept service of court proceedings where proceedings are issued in England and Wales.

The 바카라 사이트 Legal Department cannot accept 바카라 사이트減ersonal service바카라 사이트� subject to Part 6.5 (2) (b) and 6.22 (2) (b) of the Civil Procedural Rules as a claim form cannot be served personally in any proceedings against the Crown.

바카라 사이트 Legal Department
Email: newproceedings@governmentlegal.gov.uk
Phone: Litigation enquiries 020 7210 8500

5.2 Scotland

Office of the Advocate General
Email: oaglitigationmailbox@advocategeneral.gov.uk

5.3 Northern Ireland

The Crown Solicitor
Royal Courts of Justice
Chichester Street
Belfast
BT1 3JY

Phone: 028 9054 2555

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