§ Mr. SedgemoreTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total amount paid in compensation to victims of miscarriages of justice for each year since 1989–90; what was the total amount paid pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act 1988 for each such year; what was the total amount paid under the discretionary scheme for each such year; and in each year in each category what was the number of such payments.
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§ Mr. Nicholas BakerThe total amount of compensation for miscarriages of justice paid since the financial year 1989–90 is £6,244,000, including £565,733 in ex gratia awards:
£million 1989–90 0.285 1990–91 0.839 1991–92 1.719 1992–93 0.532 1993–94 1.506 Part year ending 31 December 1994 1.363 These totals include interim payments in cases in which the final amount of the award has yet to be determined. The information is not collated in a way which enables separate totals for ex gratia payments to be distinguished.
Agreement in principle to pay compensation was given, per calendar year, to the following numbers of individuals:
- 1989: 6(1)
- 1990: 10(8)
- 1991: 27(2)
- 1992: 26(1)
- 1993: 9(2)
- 1994: 19
Figures in brackets show the number of ex gratia awards included in the totals.