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In a significant move towards justice reform, wrongly convicted individuals will no longer have “saved living costs” deducted from their compensation payments, as announced in an update to guidance on Sunday, August 6.
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This change was initiated by Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk to ensure greater fairness in the miscarriage of justice compensation process. The element of deducting “saved living expenses” was introduced in 2006 and has been a point of contention for many victims of wrongful convictions.
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