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Researchers from King's College London say that victims of state scandals feel let down and dissatisfied with current compensation schemes which have "exacerbated the harm already suffered."

They are calling for a new public body to ensure fair and independent outcomes for victims and for compulsory guidance to be created for setting up and operation of Redress Schemes. This would include ensuring those who caused the harm are not left to administer the compensation scheme and for all schemes to take a more collaborative and victim-centered approach.

Shaila Pal, Director and a Supervising Solicitor at King's Legal Clinic, who carried out that research and led the roundtable held at King's in June, said victims' voices are not currently being heard.

"These people have been failed by the state and it is unacceptable that schemes designed to compensate them are further adding to the damage already caused. Their experiences are often marginalized, schemes are inconsistent, the compensation offered feels inadequate and many told us they find the whole process traumatizing.

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