Article 22 Amendment to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998

In rule 16.2, after paragraph (1), insert—

“(1A)

In civil proceedings against the Crown, as defined in rule 66.1(2), the claim form must also contain—

(a)

the names of the government departments and officers of the Crown concerned; and

(b)

brief details of the circumstances in which it is alleged that the liability of the Crown arose.”.