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Access2Justice wholeheartedly agree with Mr Neill’s sentiments. How we treat injured people is a yardstick by which civilised societies are judged.”

Our view is that the ABI has focused its lobbying efforts on persuading ministers to reduce claims costs for insurers and their shareholders, but it needs to remember what insurance is for. The Justice Committee is right to underscore the need for balance, between the balance sheets of insurance companies, and the needs of people, often youngsters, suffering catastrophic injuries, who require care for the rest of their lives.

The Committee is right to urge that policy is made on the basis of hard evidence. Previously, the Transport Committee, in its 2013 report into whiplash, called for ministers to provide a sound evidence base, for example on the level of fraud, before pushing ahead with their proposed reforms for minor RTA compensation claims. We are still waiting for that impartial evidence to appear. We must not make the same mistake with the discount rate, especially as it is designed to provide for very seriously injured people."

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