We exist to support injured people and to help create a better world for those living with serious injury. Our Manifesto is integral to this mission, and we’re proud to launch the third iteration and celebrate the successes and progress since last year’s publication.
We welcome several significant changes, which, on paper at least, will help to transform the lives of our clients and other seriously injured people. For example, in 2026 we’ve seen two substantial reviews into the country’s maternity services from Baroness Amos and Donna Ockenden – both have suggested a raft of measures to improve care for mothers and babies. The Armed Forces Bill will improve the service complaints system and give further support to armed forces personnel from bullying and harassment. The Public Accountability Bill will expand the duty of candour to all public services and offer bereaved families legal aid to pay for representation at inquests where the state is involved in a death.
But challenges remain, and we refuse to rest on our laurels. This year’s Manifesto renews and develops calls we made last year and also makes fresh calls for change which we believe are necessary to improve the lives of injured people.
Thematically, there are some trends across our calls for change this year. A lack of transparency, candour and accountability routinely make our clients’ lives more difficult. So often we are supporting David in David vs Goliath struggles, and these cases are made so much more traumatic and onerous when Goliath won’t tell the truth or own up to its mistakes. For example, we call for greater candour across both the NHS and the MOD, and for increased accountability and transparency in key areas where change is needed, including accessibility and better protections for workers.
As noted, we welcome progress and recognise the potential of measures such as the Road Safety Strategy, commitments to improve accessible housing and the removal of the three-year time limit for civil claims brought by victims and survivors of child sexual abuse. However, too often change can lack the enforcement powers or investment needed to make a real difference. Sustained campaigning is therefore essential to ensure proposed reforms are more than hollow words and lead to real change.
We remain committed to ensuring the voices of injured people are heard by government, parliamentarians and policymakers. Our solicitors will continue to respond to consultations, submit evidence to Select Committees and All-Party Parliamentary Groups and work alongside charities and other stakeholders to advocate for reforms that deliver real, lasting change.
The progress shows what can be accomplished when lived experience is combined with expert advocacy and passion. But there is more to do. We are determined to build on this momentum and continue campaigning for the reforms that injured people and their families urgently need and deserve.
You can read our 2026/27 manifesto in full here:
Our manifesto proposes six key areas that need to be prioritised by politicians. Within each point we have laid out clear and practical policy recommendations. You can read detailed blogs on each of our recommendations using the links below:
A fairer healthcare system
a. Eradicate health inequality
b. Stop the healthcare postcode lottery
c. Demand real change with a statutory maternity inquiry
d. The NHS needs a renewed commitment to candour
e. Improve accountability within private healthcare
Removing barriers to everyday life
a. Improve the provision of truly accessible housing
b. Fix the UK’s transport accessibility gap
c. Create workplaces that work for everyone
Justice that works for everyone
a. Modernise the law on fatal claims
b. Improve accessibility across the court estate
c. Tackle delays in the court system
d. Legally define workplace bullying
Protecting children and vulnerable people
a. Deliver on IICSA’s legacy: act now on the law of apologies
b. Extend position of trust laws to better protect young people
c. Guarantee a right to brain injury rehabilitation
d. Go further with under-16s social media ban
Protecting those who protect us
a. Enforce and strengthen the MOD’s duty of candour
b. Improve the military complaints system
c. Reform jurisdiction for military sexual trauma cases
d. Improve the care pathway from injury to medical discharge
Preventing harm and saving lives
b. Maintain the momentum with road safety
c. Introduce consequences for organisations that fail to act on Prevention of Future Death reports
d. Improve safety protections for construction and agricultural workers
At BBK we will continue to work with politicians from all parties to ensure the needs of injured people are not overlooked in Westminster, or beyond. The progress we have seen since our first manifesto shows what can be achieved, and we are determined to build on that momentum to secure the reforms that are still urgently needed.
