Miscarriages of justice: compensation claims data
Data on the applications received and decisions made under the miscarriage of justice application service.
Miscarriage of Justice application service (MOJAS) considers applications for compensation made under s133 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 by individuals if they have had their conviction overturned or quashed by the courts in certain specific circumstances.
The application service transferred to MOJ from the Home Office in 2007 and this is a statutory function of the MOJ.