Increase to Vento Bands – Injury to Feelings in Discrimination and Whistleblowing Cases

In respect of claims presented on or after 6 April 2026, the “Vento bands” shall be as follows:

• a lower band of £1,300 to £12,600 (less serious cases);
• a middle band of £12,600 to £37,700 (cases that do not merit an award in the upper band); and
• an upper band of £37,700 to £62,900 (the most serious cases),
• with the most exceptional cases capable of exceeding £62,900.