Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 6599

Convictions: Compensation

Tabled: 4 October 2024

Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

Kim Johnson

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of compensation arrangements for people wrongly convicted of crimes in the context of the Court of Appeal judgment in the case of Oliver Campbell and The King, refer

Answer

Heidi Alexander

The Government is unable to comment on individual cases. Anyone who has had their conviction quashed in an out of time appeal is able to apply for compensation under the statutory Miscarriage of Justice Application Service (MOJAS). The Law Commission is u...

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