Overview
- Deputy prime minister and justice secretary David Lammy confirmed the payments in a 29 December letter following a High Court finding that prison decisions unlawfully interfered with Fuad Awale’s Article 8 rights.
- Mrs Justice Ellenbogen ruled in September 2024 that prolonged denial of association in a close supervision setting breached Awale’s right to private life under the ECHR.
- Lammy said the department contested the case in line with policy for terrorist-linked prisoners and called the £7,500 compensation a modest part of the settlement, with £234,000 in legal costs also payable.
- Awale is serving life for the 2011 execution‑style murders of two teenagers and received an additional sentence after taking a prison officer hostage in 2013, leading to his placement in separation.
- Officials say they are reviewing Jonathan Hall KC’s independent recommendations, with reported proposals including an appeal of the ruling and potential legal and operational reforms to strengthen segregation decisions.