Written questions

Miscarriages of Justice: Police

Commons · Question 69131 · Tabled 18 Jul 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 5 Aug 2025

Question

Asked by Vikki Slade

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with police forces on the effectiveness of their complaints system for police officers who believe that a miscarriage of justice has taken place against them.

Answer

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 5 Aug 2025

There are separate routes of appeal depending on whether a police officer is appealing against the conviction of a criminal offence or the finding or outcome at disciplinary proceedings.Where an officer believes they have been wrongly convicted of a crimi...