Part 1: Whiplash Chapter 3: Settlement of whiplash claims Section 6: Rules against settlement before medical report
This section bans regulated persons (as defined in section 9) from making or accepting a payment in settlement of, or inviting, or offering to settle an RTA related whiplash claim without appropriate medical evidence. It also enables the Lord Chancellor to specify in regulations what constitutes appropriate medical evidence and those who may provide it. The ban will apply to any material benefit including (but not limited to) a cash payment. Regulations made under this section would be subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.