§ Mr. Corbettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of out of court settlements, and the amounts paid, by each regional health authority for claims against each authority in each of the last four financial years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. HayhoeThe information held centrally does not distinguish between out of court settlements and those resulting from court decisions. The table shows the number of cases in which compensation payments were made by the health authorities in each region as a result of court decisions, legal advice or out of court settlements, and the total of the payments, as recorded in authorities' annual accounts.
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Region 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85* Number of cases Payments £ Number of cases Payments £ Number of cases Payments £ Number of cases Payments £ Boards of governors/SHAs 10 4,582 16 47,408 8 58,639 23 156,776 Grand total 2,791 3,437,363 2,990 3,569,019 3,266 4,839,175 3,393 5,058,590 * Provisional figures.