The Claims Portal has released its latest management information (MI) for October 2016.
In October, 838 disease claims entered the Portal. Of these 838 claims, 359 left it at Stage 1. The majority of these, 285, were because of the time to reply expired. 74 cases were denied or admitted with an allegation of contributory negligence. The following graph shows a 12 month rolling summary of the number of CNFs that left the Portal at Stage 1 in 2015-2016. A 12 month summary takes into consideration the total sum of CNFs for each month, adding them together and then subtracting the last month before adding the next month’s amount to get the overall number for the previous 12 months. This is why the numbers in the graph below do not constantly increase.
Ministry of Justice Portal: EL/Disease Statistics October 2016–Rolling 12 Month Summary of CNFs Leaving Portal at Stage 1
The figures include CNFs that have not had a response at the end of Stage 1 – CNFs where liability has not been accepted and CNFs where liability has been accepted with contributory negligence. The figures do not include CNFs that were taken out of the process using the Exit function during Stage 1.
19 claims left the Portal at Stage 2 for reasons other than settlement. 350 were exited from the Portal: amongst these, 30 were duplicate claims and 34 were because of an incomplete claim notification form. 178 claims left the Portal because the claim required further investigation – this could be said to overlap with the 3 claims that were removed due to the claim being too complex for the process.
Consistent with the trend seen throughout the year, there was a low of 52 claims that settled through the Portal last month. Meanwhile an additional 2 cases have seen court packs completed so the court is able to adjudicate on quantum. Of those claims that have settled through the Portal, the average amount of damages in October 2016 was £3697. In September the average amount was £3320, down from £3897 in August 2016. The table below shows the trend in the amount of damages secured from 2013-2016;
Ministry of Justice Portal: EL/Disease Statistics October 2016 – Average General Damages on Settled Claims
