Of the 92 applications for miscarriage of justice compensation made in the UK in 2023/24, 82 were rejected and only seven individuals were granted compensation.
The way the UK compensates wrongfully convicted people could be transformed under a ruling expected today. Two British men, Victor Nealon and Sam Hallam, brought an application to the European Court of Human Rights after the UK Supreme Court ruled their cases did not satisfy the legal test for compensation in domestic law.
Some 900 sub-postmasters were prosecuted as faulty software showed money missing from their Post Office branch accounts. Only 102 convictions have so far been overturned in the Post Office Horizon scandal, and in September 2023 a special scheme was set up for the victims, giving them the option to settle their claim for redress outside the statutory scheme. Lawyers say the need for a separate scheme shows how inadequate and unfair the current system is.
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