Source · Select Committees · Home Affairs Committee
Recommendation 73
73
Acknowledged
Progress on Windrush reconciliation events and follow-up support requires clarification.
Conclusion
The commitment to holding reconciliation events is a particularly important one and must not get lost. In its response to this Report, the Home Office should clarify what progress it has made on implementing a programme of reconciliation events with members of the Windrush generation, including what work has taken place to identify follow-up support in addition to financial compensation. (Paragraph 238) The Urgent and Exceptional Payment Scheme
Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges the importance of reconciliation events and states it is committed to delivering them, engaging with stakeholders and facilitators for sensitive design, but does not clarify specific implementation progress or work on follow-up support.
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
We are committed to delivering on this recommendation, building on our existing outreach and community building and ensuring that the design and implementation of the work meets the objective they set out to achieve, to support affected communities and rebuild trust with the Home Office. This is a particularly sensitive recommendation which requires careful consideration as individuals could find it traumatic to recount the impacts or losses they suffered due to their inability to prove status. We have had continuing dialogue with stakeholders and engaged with expert facilitators to ensure that our work is designed sensitively and effectively.