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...