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Recommendation 45
45
Accepted
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Home Office slow to address concerns regarding the Windrush compensation standard of proof.
Conclusion
We strongly welcome the removal of the higher standard of proof from the scheme and the revised guidance for caseworkers issued in July 2021. However, we are extremely disappointed that it has taken the Home Office so long to respond to longstanding concerns about how the standard of proof should be applied and how requests for further information from claimants are to be handled.
Government Response Summary
The government commits to reporting the outcomes of both Tier 1 and Tier 2 reviews to the Independent Advisor, and states that outcomes are shared with senior civil servants and the WCS Oversight Board, in relation to learning from reviews.
Paragraph Reference:
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Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
The outcomes of reviews are regularly monitored to enable us to learn from them and where required, change our policy guidance or implementation. Within their last report, the Adjudicator Officer published the number of Tier 2 reviews they had considered and if the decision was upheld or not upheld on the basis of their recommendation. To date we have been asked to review six decisions and have accepted and followed the recommendation on three of these. The remaining three are currently under review and are being reconsidered. We commit to reporting on the outcomes of both Tier 1 and Tier 2 reviews to the Independent Advisor. In addition, outcomes are shared with senior civil servants and the WCS Oversight Board.