Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 5555

Miscarriages of Justice: Compensation

Tabled: 12 September 2024

Answered: 8 October 2024

Named Day

Question

Andy Slaughter

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications were received for compensation following a conviction being quashed in each year since 2018; what proportion of those applications were successful; and what the average compensation award wa

Answer

Heidi Alexander

The Miscarriages of Justice Application Service (MOJAS) has published management information which provides an overview of all applications received and decisions made for miscarriage of justice between April 2016 and March 2024. The statistics cover appl...

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