# The Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (General) and Road Traffic (NHS Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2006, Regulation 3: Reduction of NHS charges in certificates relating to qualifying claims


(1) The circumstances in which the amount (or amounts) specified in a certificate relating to a qualifying claim are to be reduced in accordance with section 153(10) are where—
(a) the applicant for the certificate sends to the Compensation Recovery Unit a report which contains the information specified in paragraph (2) and is signed by the parties to the agreement referred to in paragraph (2)(a); and
(b) it appears to the Secretary of State from that report that the agreement was reached in a fair manner.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a) the following information is specified—
(a) a statement that it was agreed by or on behalf of the injured person and the person who proposed to make a compensation payment that the damages payable under the settlement were to be reduced to reflect the injured person’s share in the responsibility for the injury in question;
(b) a statement as to how that agreement was reached;
(c) the amount of damages payable under the settlement had there been no such agreement;
(d) the amount or proportion by which it was agreed that the damages were to be reduced; and
(e) the names of all those involved in the settlement process.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/3388/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/personal-injuries-nhs-charges-general-and-road-traffic-nhs-charges-amendment-regulations-2006/regulation-3
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