Reset the Windrush Compensation Scheme with free legal assistance for victims

We call on the Government to: 1. Move the Windrush Compensation Scheme out of the Home Office to a fully independent body. 2. Provide guaranteed, non-means-tested legal assistance for all claimants. 3. Expand the scheme to include all losses, like military pensions.

356 Signatures

Status
Open
Opened
Monday 9th March 2026
Last 24 hours signatures
59
Signature Deadline
Wednesday 9th September 2026
Estimated Final Signatures: 1,498

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The Windrush scandal remains a profound state failure. Yet, victims are denied the same justice as Post Office and Infected Blood scandal victims.

Their compensation scheme is run by the Home Office – the department that caused the scandal. It is slow, complex, and denies victims legal assistance, resulting in low offers and delayed justice.

It is time to end this two-tier system of justice. The Windrush generation built Britain; they deserve the same dignity and esteem.


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