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<p>The Government’s whiplash reforms in recent years have included improving the independence
and quality of whiplash medical reports through the introduction of the MedCo system
in 2015, as well as reducing and fixing the cost of those reports.</p><p>In February
this year, following consultation, the Government announced further reforms to help
bear down on the number and cost of claims. Those reforms that require primary legislation
will be introduced through a Civil Liability Bill which was announced in the Queen’s
Speech. They are:</p><ul><li>the introduction of a fixed tariff of compensation for
pain, suffering and loss of amenity for whiplash claims with a duration of up to two
years; and</li></ul><ul><li><p>banning the practice of seeking or offering to settle
such claims without medical evidence.</p></li></ul><p>In addition, secondary legislative
rule changes will bring the vast majority of whiplash claims into the small claims
track.</p>
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