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Aine Fox

Windrush Commissioner urges reform of ‘opaque and unjust’ compensation scheme

The Empire Windrush landed at Tilbury Docks in Essex in 1948 (PA Archive/PA) -

The Windrush compensation scheme still feels “opaque and unjust” to many victims and must be urgently reformed, the commissioner has told the Government.

In his first formal recommendations to the immigration minister since being appointed in the new role of Windrush commissioner this summer, Reverend Clive Foster said speediness is especially important given the age and health of those affected by the scandal.

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