Home Office paid out £70m in compensation and legal costs last year
by Rajeev Syal from World news | The Guardian on (#6266M)
Exclusive: 25.1m was handed out to Windrush scandal victims and 12.7m to people wrongfully detained in immigration centres
The Home Office has been accused of wasting taxpayers' money after paying out 70m in compensation and associated legal costs, official figures show.
Departmental accounts for 2021-22 show that a total of 41.1m was handed out in compensation, which includes 25.1m to 768 victims of the Windrush scandal and 12.7m to 572 people who were wrongfully detained in immigration centres.
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