Yesterday, the Home Secretary set out the actions we will take to implement the findings made in the Windrush Lessons Learned Review, so that the terrible mistakes experienced by the Windrush generation, under successive governments, can never be allowed to happen again.
• The Windrush generation made an immeasurable contribution to this country – and we are doing everything we can to rectify the appalling treatment they suffered under successive governments.
• The Home Secretary has now set out what action we will take to drive cultural change at the Home Office, to ensure this can never happen again. Greater emphasis will be placed on taking a more compassionate approach to individual applications – putting people above cases – and decision makers will be empowered to use their own discretion and pragmatism. This action will ensure cultural change at the department, leading to more diverse leadership.
• Nothing can undo the suffering experienced by the Windrush generation, but we want them to be in no doubt that we will reform the culture of the Home Office to ensure it better represents all of the communities it serves.
