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The Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Information Provision and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

S.I. 2026/962 · Made 1 September 2026

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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 1st September 2026

Laid before Parliament 3rd September 2026

Coming into force

Regulations 1, 3 and 4 1st October 2026

Regulation 2 6th April 2027

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 151(9), 153(2) and (5)(a), (b) and (d), 160(1) and (2), 167(1)(a) and 195(1) and (2) of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003f1.

In accordance with section 195(3) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted with the Welsh Ministersf2.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2003 c. 43. By virtue of section 167(1)(a), the powers are exercisable in relation to England and Wales by the Secretary of State. See section 168 for the definition of “prescribed”. Amendments to section 160 and section 195 are not relevant to the power as exercised in these Regulations.

f2

Functions conferred or imposed on the National Assembly for Wales immediately before the first appointment of a First Minister under section 46 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32) (“GOWA”) by an enactment contained in an Act were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by section 162(1) of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to, GOWA.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  2. 2Amendment of the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (General) and Road Traffic (NHS Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2006
  3. 3Amendment of the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) Regulations 2015
  4. 4Revocation
  5. Signature
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and extent

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Information Provision and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2026.

(2)

Subject to paragraph 3, these Regulations come into force on 1st October 2026.

(3)

Regulation 2 comes into force on 6th April 2027.

(4)

These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

2Amendment of the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (General) and Road Traffic (NHS Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

(1)

The Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (General) and Road Traffic (NHS Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2006f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 1(3) (citation, commencement, application and interpretation)—

(a)

for“1977(3).” substitute “1977(3);”;

(b)

after the definition of “hospital” insert—

  • ““NHS number” means the number, consisting of 10 numeric digits, which serves as the national unique identifier used for the purpose of safely, accurately and efficiently sharing information relating to a registered patient across the whole of the health services in England and Wales;”.

(3)

In regulation 2(1)(b) (application for a certificate of NHS charges), after “number” insert “and NHS number”.

(4)

In regulation 5(3) (information to be provided in relation to an injured person), after sub-paragraph (c) insert the following sub-paragraph—

“(ca)

the NHS number of the injured person;”

3Amendment of the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) Regulations 2015

In the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) Regulations 2015f1, in Schedule 1 (Amount of NHS Charges), for the existing table, substitute the following table—

“Amount of NHS Charges

(1)(2) Ambulance Services £(3) Out-patient £(4) In-patient £(5) Maximum £
29th January 200715950562037,100
1st April 200816554767240,179
1st April 200917156669541,545
1st April 201017758571942,999
1st April 201118160073744,056
1st April 201218561575545,153
1st April 201318962777046,046
1st April 201419263778346,831
1st April 201519564779647,569
1st April 201620166581748,849
1st April 201720567883349,824
1st April 201820868884650,561
1st April 201921972589153,278
1st April 202022474391354,566
1st April 202122574491554,682
1st April 202223176694156,260
1st April 202323878896857,892
2nd October 202324380699159,248
1st April 20242498251,01460,610
1st October 20242568481,04262,272
1st October 20252678831,08564,856
1st October 20262729011,10766,173”.

4Revocation

The Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2025f1 are revoked.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.

Karin Smyth

Minister of State

Department of Health and Social Care

1st September 2026

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (General) and Road Traffic (NHS Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/3388) (“the 2006 Regulations”) and the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/295) (“the 2015 Regulations”). The 2006 and 2015 Regulations form part of the legislative framework of the injury cost recovery scheme under Part 3 of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43).

The 2006 Regulations make provision about the operation of the scheme. Regulation 2 of these Regulations amends the 2006 Regulations to require the provision of the NHS number of the injured person, where known, by persons who are liable for charges under the scheme. It also enables the Compensation Recovery Unit to request the injured person’s NHS number from specified persons.

The 2015 Regulations make provision about the charges payable under the scheme. Regulation 3 of these Regulations amends the 2015 Regulations by substituting the table in Schedule 1. This table provides for increased charges in respect of injuries which occur on or after 1st October 2026.

Regulation 4 of these Regulations revokes the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/986).

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.