Government figures reveal whiplash claims in freefall
A freedom of information request by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) reveals that the government’s compensation recovery unit recorded 335,365 claims in 2015/16 where the compensator had used the term ‘whiplash’ within the injury description field. In 2014/15, a total of 376,513 claims were identified in the same criteria – meaning a fall this year of 11%.