DoJ Consultation: The personal injury discount rate - taking account of inflation.

Overview

This consultation seeks views on whether or not there should be a change to the way inflation is to be allowed for by the Government Actuary when setting the personal injury discount rate for Northern Ireland.

Respondents are asked to answer the four consultation questions. The best way to respond to this consultation is online here at NIDirect Citizen Space. There is also a questionnaire on the Department’s website Consultations | Department of Justice which can be emailed to CivilJusticeandJudicialPolicyDivision@justice-ni.gov.uk

The consultation is open for ten weeks. The closing date for receipt of responses is 5.00pm on 28 January 2026. Please note that it is unlikely that we will be able to consider responses received after this date.

If it would help you to have this document in a different format, such as Braille or large print, or in a language other than English, please contact us at CivilJusticeandJudicialPolicyDivision@justice-ni.gov.uk

Privacy notice

We intend to publish a summary of the responses to this consultation on the Department’s website. Any contact details that identify a respondent as a private individual will be removed prior to publication. All information will be handled in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation 2018. Respondents should also be aware that the Department’s obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 may require that any responses not subject to specific exemptions under the Act may be disclosed to other parties on request.

Complaints

If you have any concerns about the way that this consultation process is being or has been handled, please contact us at Governance.Unit@justice-ni.gov.uk