He said: “The arbitrary and unfair compensation cap should, at the very least, increase with inflation in just the same way that other compensation in the English legal system, and that – say – MPs’ salaries increase over time.
“The Government should lift the current cap on compensation, and end the twisted quirk that whilst awards under other compensation schemes are excluded from assessment for benefits, Andy now faces the risk of losing his social housing flat just because he has been awarded this money.”.
Andrew Malkinson, who served 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit, has received part of a compensation payment, his lawyer said.
In a statement on Wednesday, Toby Wilton, from Hickman and Rose, welcomed the payment, but said the £1 million cap on compensation payouts should be lifted.
Mr Malkinson was wrongly convicted in 2004 and chances to free him were repeatedly missed, leading to one of the worst miscarriages of justice in UK legal history.
