Recommendation 80: National register of public liability insurance
From Accountability and Reparations Investigation Report, published 19 September 2019.
Recommendation
The Department for Work and Pensions should work with the Association of British Insurers to introduce a national register of public liability insurance policies. The register should provide details of the relevant organisation, the name of the insurer, all relevant contact details, the period of cover, and the insurance limit. These requirements should apply to policies issued and renewed after the commencement of the register, and those against which a claim has already been made. The Financial Conduct Authority should make the necessary regulatory changes to compel insurers that provide public liability insurance to retain and publish details of all current policies.
In brief (written by this site)
In April 2020, HM Government reported that it had begun and would continue discussions with the Association of British Insurers on the feasibility of establishing a public liability register (Ministry of Justice response, Apr 2020; Ministry of Justice, Apr 2020). It stated that this work needed to be co-ordinated with other reform proposals to take a holistic approach to achieving justice for victims of child sexual abuse (Ministry of Justice response, Apr 2020). The record holds no update since the government's response of April 2020 (Ministry of Justice response, Apr 2020; Ministry of Justice, Apr 2020).
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Government response
The Government has begun and will continue discussions with the Association of British Insurers (ABI) on the feasibility of establishing a public liability register. It will also be important for this work to be co-ordinated with other reform proposals being considered arising from the Inquiry’s recommendations so that the Government and others are able to take a holistic approach to achieving justice for those who have been subjected to child sexual abuse.
Delivery
Department for Work and Pensions says in progress (6 April 2020)
The Government has begun and will continue discussions with the Association of British Insurers (ABI) on the feasibility of establishing a public liability register.
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Who has spoken
- Ministry of Justice
Response - Department for Work and Pensions
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