Windrush compensation scheme
Coverage of Windrush compensation scheme in the Nexus archive.
- Remove Windrush payout scheme from Home Office control, campaigners urge
Campaigners urge the prime minister and home secretary to transfer the Windrush compensation scheme from Home Office control to an independent body. About 70 public figures signed an open letter supporting the Windrush Justice Community Collective's call for an overhaul of the scheme, which compensates Black Britons wrongly classified as illegal migrants.
- Windrush compensation scheme needs significant overhaul, MPs told
The Windrush compensation scheme requires a significant overhaul to address its failure in rectifying a grave injustice, according to a Westminster inquiry. The independent Windrush commissioner, Clive Foster, recommended providing legal support to claimants to reduce denials and align the scheme with compensation programs for the Post Office Horizon and infected blood scandals.