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Compensation Recovery Unit performance data

Updated 6 June 2023

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

The data for each year runs from 1 April to 31 March.

Number of cases registered to CRU

Year	Clinical negligence	Employer	Motor	Other	Public	Liability not known	Total
2022 to 2023	14,443	43,728	367,535	4,743	53,403	478	484,330
2021 to 2022	15,549	43,769	387,687	4,598	52,724	679	505,006
2020 to 2021	14,485	45,687	446,976	4,577	51,286	1,348	564,359
2019 to 2020	15,845	79,027	653,052	7,086	72,587	1,655	829,252
2018 to 2019	16,809	89,461	660,608	7,614	85,472	2,392	862,356
2017 to 2018	17,400	69,230	650,019	19,172	96,067	1,727	853,615
2016 to 2017	17,894	73,355	780,324	20,047	85,504	1,692	978,816
2015 to 2016	17,895	86,495	770,791	11,388	92,709	2,046	981,324
2014 to 2015	18,258	103,401	761,878	12,972	100,072	1,778	998,359
2013 to 2014	18,499	105,291	772,843	14,467	103,578	2,123	1,016,801
2012 to 2013	16,006	91,115	818,334	17,695	102,984	2,175	1,048,309
2011 to 2012	13,517	87,350	828,489	4,435	104,863	2,496	1,041,150
2010 to 2011	13,022	81,470	790,999	3,855	94,872	3,163	987,381

Settlements recorded by CRU

Year	Clinical negligence	Employer	Motor	Other	Public	Liability not known	Total
2022 to 2023	17,325	57,018	405,342	5,151	57,159	462	542,457
2021 to 2022	16,744	63,071	447,629	6,346	62,911	651	597,352
2020 to 2021	16,299	68,086	550,338	9,108	71,195	749	715,775
2019 to 2020	18,721	90,219	671,895	9,323	83,511	644	874,313
2018 to 2019	17,824	83,046	654,810	12,536	84,513	530	853,259
2017 to 2018	18,430	83,528	683,329	17,085	91,706	485	894,563
2016 to 2017	18,449	133,934	755,366	13,194	92,042	505	1,013,490
2015 to 2016	19,620	99,329	732,788	11,625	100,085	324	963,771
2014 to 2015	17,299	97,097	751,437	12,996	111,555	436	990,820
2013 to 2014	15,052	96,320	808,016	14,141	115,044	444	1,049,017
2012 to 2013	12,955	90,189	786,587	9,584	109,906	496	1,009,717
2011 to 2012	12,409	89,888	754,159	4,122	100,715	624	961,917
2010 to 2011	10,813	98,586	659,671	3,463	93,220	727	866,480

Recoveries made by CRU

Year	Clinical negligence	Employer	Motor	Other	Public	Liability not known	Total
2022 to 2023	£20.269 million	£63.889 million	£36.705 million	£1.004 million	£5.915 million	£0.053 million	£128.198 million
2021 to 2022	£18.146 million	£66.488 million	£33.566 million	£1.254 million	£6.591 million	£0.080 million	£126.096 million
2020 to 2021	£20.127 million	£64.497 million	£36.151 million	£1.261 million	£7.707 million	£0.076 million	£129.820 million
2019 to 2020	£14.084 million	£66.835 million	£31.732 million	£1.340 million	£6.641 million	£0.010 million	£120.642 million
2018 to 2019	£17.612 million	£63.717 million	£29.803 million	£1.631 million	£7.186 million	£0.010 million	£119.959 million
2017 to 2018	£18,466,404.68	£67,745,014.91	£29,563,561.43	£1,393,013.54	£6,352,690.96	£59,823.54	£123,580,509.06
2016 to 2017	£18,127,873.28	£68,824,913.42	£30,063,642.68	£1,350,643.56	£7,621,284.35	£38,017.81	£126,026,375.10
2015 to 2016	£15,628,754.03	£69,766,631.33	£31,261,593.92	£1,112,025.06	£7,921,893.96	£67,776.73	£125,758,675.03
2014 to 2015	£14,043,706.35	£73,719,340.95	£32,280,370.93	£1,137,645.58	£8,510,389.92	£28,726.62	£129,720,180.35
2013 to 2014	£12,959,073.92	£74,417,163.07	£36,056,513.55	£1,057,788.86	£9,828,792.82	£118,179.85	£134,437,512.07
2012 to 2013	£14,756,267.61	£71,336,357.06	£36,165,277.90	£1,009,172.47	£9,614,093.86	£54,175.86	£132,935,344.76
2011 to 2012	£13,851,502.19	£75,245,271.28	£38,120,831.98	£946,957.54	£10,459,138.84	£76,062.31	£138,699,764.14
2010 to 2011	£11,355,690.97	£75,834,759.13	£41,072,611.98	£909,794.54	£10,606,832.81	£68,343.40	£139,848,032.83