Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 73872

Miscarriages of Justice: Compensation

Tabled: 1 September 2025

Answered: 4 September 2025

Named Day

Question

Liz Saville Roberts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of retrospectively removing deductions of saved living costs from miscarriage of justice compensation awards made before August 2023.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones

Individuals who have had their convictions quashed following an out of time appeal are eligible to apply for compensation through the statutory Miscarriages of Justice Application Service. Compensation payments made after 6 August 2023 no longer have save...

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