Windrush compensation scheme has ‘concerning weaknesses’, says charity

Report calls for programme to be moved out of Home Office due to lack of independence and delays

There are “concerning weaknesses” in the Windrush compensation scheme, according to a legal charity that has called for the programme to be taken out of the Home Office.

A report by the charity Justice, titled Reforming the Windrush compensation scheme, makes 27 recommendations after the working group found the scheme suffers from a lack of independence, delays and inconsistencies in decision-making and lack of experience and cultural understanding among caseworkers.

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