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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Amelia Gentleman

Windrush compensation scheme beset by slow repayments to victims

A West Indian Association Service Personnel walks past a banner saying
Despite recent improvements to the compensation scheme, commitments to speeding up the process have remained unmet. Photograph: Thabo Jaiyesimi/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock

Victims of the Windrush scandal have expressed frustration at the slow progress of the compensation scheme at the first national conference of a coalition of grassroots organisations fighting for justice for those affected.

The newly appointed Home Office minister Simon Murray stressed that improvements have been made to the compensation scheme for the Windrush scandal, which saw thousands of British people wrongly classified as illegal immigrants. However, he acknowledged that there was more work to be done to ensure swift payments were made to people affected by it.

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