Brian Buckle, whose conviction was quashed before a jury acquitted him at a retrial, has again been told by the Ministry of Justice that his claim does not qualify for compensation.
The man who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit says the Government wants to recover his legal fees and expert costs from his award.
A woman unlawfully detained for seven days in a women’s prison, then released after dark with no transport or support, has received £14,000 in damages.
A parliamentary group on miscarriages of justice heard from three men who spent a combined 77 years in prison. Two have been told they cannot receive payouts.
