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Sir Alan Bates told us of the importance of establishing an organisation that learns lessons from those involved with compensation schemes, including for example victims and lawyers.29 Shaila Pal, Director of the King’s Legal Clinic at King’s College London and author of a comparative analysis of the Windrush Compensation Scheme, said that an advisory group with significant learning and knowledge of compensation schemes, that includes victims of other schemes, should be part of an independent body that devises future schemes.30 23 C&AG’s Report, para 17 24 GTS0014 25 Q50 26 The Capture Redress Scheme launched in October 2025. People may be able to apply for the Capture Redress Scheme if they suffered a financial shortfall as a result of the Capture software, which was installed in some Post Office branches between 1992 and 2000. 27 Qq 72 28 Q 101 29 Q 23 30 Q 19 16