Hull blood scandal victim calls for ‘significant’ compensation

He told Politics North that he has been fighting for justice for many years. He said: “I want to see plans put in place to make sure this never happens again.

“And if any other scandals happen in the future to make sure that people don’t have to spend their whole lives fighting for justice.”

Dame Diana Johnson, MP for Hull North, also appeared on the programme and said it had taken persistence over years and years to get justice.

She said: “It shouldn’t have to be like this. It’s disgraceful that it’s taken over 50 years now to get to this point where we might actually have some answers.”

Mr Wilkinson said that some victims won’t feel that they’ve received justice unless some prosecutions take place.

As regards compensation, Mr Wilkinson added: “It’s very difficult to put a figure on it in financial terms. But there does need to be significant compensation paid out.”