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.
