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Suella Braverman meets community leaders to discuss ongoing work as more than £64 million in compensation offered.

Wendy Williams, inspector at Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services, publishes Windrush Lessons Learned progress update report.

‘Some of us are dying’: Windrush victims yet to receive compensation despite Priti Patel’s ‘fast-track’ pledge May Bulman © Provided by The Independent Windrush victims are yet to receive compensation despite the Home Office announcing last month that all eligible claimants would be granted a “fast-tracked” payment. On 14 December, in what was described as an “overhaul” of the Windrush compensation scheme, Priti Patel said £10,000 would be paid out to any claimant as soon as they could demonstrate they had suffered as a result of the scandal. The maximum p...

Demands for them to show their documentation started in 2012 under the then Home Secretary Theresa May. The Windrush Compensation Scheme will be updated following consultation with the Windrush Working Group, chaired by Bishop Derek Webley. Some victims have already died while waiting for their compensation. Ms Patel told the House of Commons there would be “substantial changes” that would “make a real difference to people’s lives”. Ms Patel said there would be 'substantial changes' that would 'make a difference to people's lives' (Image: PA) She added: “I’ve always promised to ...

Windrush compensation set for major boost PA 14 December 2020, 5:44 am Home Secretary Priti Patel is set to announce a major overhaul of compensation for victims of the Windrush scandal, with payments to be increased and delivered more swiftly. Writing in The Times, Ms Patel and Bishop Derek Webley – co-chairs of the Windrush cross-government working group – said that, having listened to complaints about the scheme across the country, they recognise it is “crucial that we go further and faster to help those who need it”. Under the changes, the minimum payment for victims will be raise...