Medomsley Detention Centre 2021-06-29
2021-06-29
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Q1
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Survivors of the Medomsley detention centre have been seeking appropriate compensation for abuse suffered. The Ministry of Justice has been working to compensate them properly.
What steps his Department is taking to help ensure that appropriate compensation is disbursed to Medomsley Detention Centre victims.
The Ministry of Justice has been working for several years to compensate properly survivors and victims. Claimants can submit medical evidence to support allegations of abuse so that damages can be appropriately assessed, including both physical and psychological injury. The majority of claims for compensation have now been settled under a settlement protocol.
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A constituent suffered severe physical and psychological abuse at the detention centre, including rape. The compensation scheme currently covers only physical abuse.
My constituent suffered terrible, much more serious abuse. He was drugged and raped, which has had a profound effect on his health for over 40 years—both his physical and his mental health—and that of his family. Will my hon. Friend agree to meet me, my constituent and the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on Medomsley detention centre to discuss a proper compensation settlement for my constituent?
Cases involving serious sexual harm and psychological injury can be dealt with by the Government Legal Department on a case-by-case basis. The level of compensation properly reflects the seriousness of the abuse. Ministers do not interfere in specific cases when litigation is ongoing, but a meeting to discuss protocols would be open.
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