
Transport pressed on whether RABS can deal with RAF’s legacy claims
Unless the Road Accident Benefit Scheme Bill is retrospective, it may fail to ease the Fund’s financial burden for more than a decade, warn MPs.

Unless the Road Accident Benefit Scheme Bill is retrospective, it may fail to ease the Fund’s financial burden for more than a decade, warn MPs.

The RABS Bill promises faster, no-fault compensation but has previously been criticised for limiting victim rights and excluding vulnerable groups.

It says the RAF board and executives should be held personally responsible for the expenses incurred in the ‘irresponsible’ court action against the Auditor-General.