Successful and unsuccessful wrongful conviction compensation applications England & Wales

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Dear Ministry of Justice,

I previously requested (https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/c...) the overall number, and cost of wrongful conviction compensation payouts.

Please could you also provide details of the following:

- I would like to know how many applications for compensation were made between 2010 and the most recent date available. Please could you provide data on how many were successful and how many were unsuccessful, broken down by year, as per my last MOJ request (e.g. 2009/2010, 2010/2011, 2011/2012... 2021/2022, 2022/2023)

- In 2011 and 2013, £16,000 was deducted from someone each year for 'living expenses'. I would like to know specifically what living expenses consist of.

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,
Henrietta Taylor

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Dear Ms Taylor,

 

Please find attached our response to your freedom of Information Request.

 

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Sarla Parbat

 

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Justice
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Point 5.18
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Dear Ms Taylor,

 

Please find the attached response to your Freedom of Information request.

 

Regards

 

MOJAS

Miscarriages of Justice Applications Service (MOJAS), Access to Justice,
Ministry of Justice, 5th Floor, Post Point 5.23
102 Petty France,
London SW1H 9AJ
E: [1][email address] (centralised team account)

 

   
 

 

 

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J Roberts left an annotation ()

Some people might be interested in this:

UIN 150389

Barry Sheerman:

'To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department can provide data on the (a) number of claimants (b) number of successful claimants and (c) the total awarded in compensation for a miscarriage of justice in each year since 2018.'

Edward Argar:

10 March 2023

'The number of claimants in each financial year, the number of successful claimants and the total amount of compensation they were awarded under the Miscarriages of Justice Application Service (MOJAS) is set out in the table below. Data from 2000 has also been provided for context.'

https://questions-statements.parliament....