Inquiry · Opened 10 July 2025
Government compensation schemes: update
From: Public Accounts Committee
What this inquiry is asking
This inquiry examines how effectively government compensation schemes are operating across departments. It's investigating whether citizens harmed by state failures—such as the Post Office Horizon scandal, infected blood products, or asylum processing errors—are receiving timely, fair compensation and whether the schemes themselves are fit for purpose.
Status / emerging findings
- Inquiry opened 10 July 2025; no evidence sessions or publications yet
- Scope appears to cover multiple compensation schemes rather than a single scandal
- Timing suggests response to accumulated public concern about delays and inadequacy across multiple schemes
Why it matters
Compensation schemes are the state's mechanism for making amends to citizens it has failed—their performance directly reflects whether government takes accountability seriously and whether victims actually receive redress.
Themes
Witness sessions
Oral evidence · 1 June 2026
Session 1 of 3Oral evidence · 1 June 2026
Session 2 of 3Oral evidence · 4 June 2026
Session 3 of 3Cat Little CB; Gareth Davies CB; Jeremy Pocklington CB; +2 more
Written evidence & correspondence
Correspondence · 6 July 2026
Correspondence · 29 June 2026
Correspondence · 29 June 2026
Correspondence · 29 June 2026
Correspondence · 22 June 2026
Themes & actors
Topics across publication summaries
Top organisations & named entities
- Public Accounts Committee·3 references
- Department for Business and Trade·2 references
- Cabinet Office·2 references
- David Foley·1 reference
- Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown·1 reference
- Infected Blood Compensation Authority·1 reference
- Government Actuary's Department·1 reference
- Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Technical Expert Group·1 reference
- Carl Creswell·1 reference
- Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP·1 reference
Source · parliament.uk inquiry record ↗