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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sam Blewett

New compensation costs rules for wrongfully convicted may be ‘backdated’

PA Wire

Justice Secretary Alex Chalk said he is “considering” backdating new rules which mean that wrongly convicted people will no longer have prison living costs deducted from their compensation payments.

The Government minister made the reform with immediate effect on Sunday after the outrage sparked by the miscarriage of justice case centring on Andrew Malkinson.

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