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25 May 2021
On Monday we heard from a formidable panel about the issue of compensation for victims of miscarriages of justice
Thank you @NeilHudgell @laura_tilt & Jodie Blackstock of @JUSTICEhq & especially to @JoHamil73963257 for sharing her story š
Watch it here: bit.ly/3yFh584
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APPG on Miscarriages of Justice retweeted
15 Jun 2021
At last the full report on Daniel Morgan death to be published today @APPGMJ why was the Home Secretary so reluctant to do this?
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APPG on Miscarriages of Justice retweeted
Is it finally time for @Law_Commission to take a look at criminal appeals process? @ccrcupdate backs @APPGMJ calls for a review in response to Westminster Commission report - as well 'substantial injustice' test currently blocking #jointenterprise appeals thejusticegap.com/the-miscarā¦
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24 May 2021
JB: There are other ways of doing this. We don't need to wait for Strasbourg to decide this one way or the other and Parliament can decide to reform the area independently.
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24 May 2021
Sam Hallam and Victor Nealon's cases where new evidence, but unable to demonstrate conclusively their innocence.
JUSTICE is arguing this questions the validity of the acquittal. For everyday people, they may be likely to think a person guilty when the acquittal is not accepted.
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24 May 2021
JB: Massive hurdles in both the CCRC and before the Court of Appeal. If those are cleared, there is euphoria as their convictions can be quashed. But they still have to convince the Secretary of State of their innocence: not the question which has been asked to that point.
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24 May 2021
Jodie Blackstock @JUSTICEhq: "We have a system now for compensation for miscarriages of justice which simply is not working."
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24 May 2021
"I was one of the fortunate ones" - they couldn't take her house because it was co-owned with her mum.
Charged with theft of Ā£36k but pleaded guilty to false accounting
Thankfully, she had the support of her community.
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24 May 2021
She lost her shop, couldn't get employment and worked as a cleaner in the village "that was the best work I could get with a criminal record for fraud"
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24 May 2021
Now hearing from @NeilHudgell who represented many sub-post mistresses and sub-post masters in one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in the the UK.
#PostOfficeScandal
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24 May 2021
Panel event is on now!
We are hearing from @laura_tilt about the impact of miscarriages of justice on people's lives.
94% of survivors rely on benefits. Also major impacts on psychological state, housing and employment
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24 May 2021
People who can been wrongfully convicted have been asked if they had received compensation - as if it makes people more legitimate than those that have not.
But the law - under s.133 Criminal Justice Act 1988 - makes it almost impossible to get compensation.
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24 May 2021
Compensation assists in helping people to put their lives back together.
Those that receive compensation were able to provide a roof over their heads and rebuild their 'social capital'.
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24 May 2021
š¢EVENT TONIGHT AT 5PMš¢
Make sure you sign up for this fascinating
panel on 'Rebuilding from the Rubble: Compensation for Miscarriages of Justice'.
Discussing the #PostOfficeScandal current ECHR claims.
parliament-uk.zoom.us/j/9455ā¦
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24 May 2021
We will be hearing from @JoHamil73963257 - one sub-post mistress whose conviction was overturned last month in the #PostOfficeScandal - about the impact that it had on her life.
As well as @NeilHudgell @laura_tilt and Jodie Blackstock of @JUSTICEhq
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APPG on Miscarriages of Justice retweeted
12 May 2021
Update: MPs will discuss the proposal of reasoned verdicts this week, with @BarrySheerman raising the "serious" issue with @APPGMJ colleagues - but @MoJGovUK is concerned about the effects it could have on trials and has "no plans to make these changes":
inews.co.uk/news/mps-parliamā¦
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APPG on Miscarriages of Justice retweeted
We call on Justice Minister @RobertBuckland to urgently respond to @BarrySheerman's letter proposing changes that will bring miscarriages of justice, like those in the #PostOfficeScandal, to light more quickly & give compensation to victims.
@APPGMJ
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23 Apr 2021
These cases, prosecuted by the Post Office, represent one of the largest mass miscarriages of justice ever. Only after 12 years of campaigning, investigation and litigation have they been corrected.
Many lives have been torn apart on the way, with at least one tragic suicide.
23 Apr 2021
Thirty-nine Post Office workers convicted of theft have names cleared after one of the UKās most widespread miscarriages of justice
bbc.in/3nfMvwc
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23 Apr 2021
Strong words from the Court of Appeal: "Post Office Limited's failures of investigation and disclosure were so egregious as to make the prosecution of any of the 'Horizon cases' an affront to the conscience of the court."
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