Section 11ZA — Actions in respect of personal injuries attributable to child sexual abuse
This version in force from 2026-06-29
Snapshot: 2026-08-24
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(1) [F1 None of the time limits given in the preceding provisions of this Act apply to an action to which this section applies.]
(2) [F1 This section applies to any action for damages for negligence, nuisance or breach of duty (whether the duty exists by virtue of a contract or of provision made by or under a statute or independently of any contract or any such provision) which meets conditions 1 to 3.]
(3) [F1 Condition 1 is that the damages claimed by the claimant consist of or include damages in respect of personal injuries to the claimant.]
(4) [F1 Condition 2 is that the claimant was under 18 on the date on which the cause of action accrued.]
(5) [F1 Condition 3 is that the act or omission to which the claimant’s personal injuries were attributable constituted sexual abuse.]
(6) [F1 This section applies in relation to actions brought, and causes of action accrued, before (as well as after) this section comes into force.]
(7) [F1 But it does not apply in relation to a claim which, before this section comes into force, was settled by agreement between the parties or determined by a court (whether or not the determination is subject to appeal).]
(8) [F1 This section does not apply to any action brought for damages under section 3 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997.]
(9) [F1 This section does not apply to a cause of action surviving for the benefit of a person’s estate by virtue of section 1 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1934, except where an action was brought by the person before the person’s death.]
Amendment notes
- F1 Ss. 11ZA, 11ZB inserted (29.6.2026) by Crime and Policing Act 2026 (c. 20), ss. 96(2), 255(3)(b)