[133A Miscarriages of justice: amount of compensation]
Criminal Justice Act 1988 (1988 c 33) | Legislation

[133A  Miscarriages of justice: amount of compensation]

[(1)     This section applies where an assessor is required to assess the amount of compensation payable to or in respect of a person under section 133 for a miscarriage of justice.

(2)     In assessing so much of any compensation payable under section 133 as is attributable to suffering, harm to reputation or similar damage, the assessor must have regard in particular to—

(a)     the seriousness of the offence of which the person was convicted and the severity of the punishment suffered as a result of the conviction, and

(b)     the conduct of the investigation and prosecution of the offence.

(3)     The assessor may make from the total amount of compensation that the assessor would otherwise have assessed as payable under section 133 any deduction

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