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Fuad Awale

Asked by Sarah PochinReform UKMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 14 January 2026UIN 103678

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what statutory basis compensation was paid to Fuad Awale; and what the criteria are for such payments.

Answered by Jake Richards

Compensation and legal costs were paid in order to comply with an order of the High Court. Failure to do so would have constituted a breach of the court order.

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