Miscarriages of Justice
Commons · Question 78381 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Rosena Allin-Khan
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Section 133 (1ZA) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 on people wrongly convicted of crimes.
Answer
Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 15 Oct 2025
Section 133 of the Criminal Justice Act provides for the Secretary of State to pay compensation to an individual who has suffered a miscarriage of justice, subject to meeting the statutory test. This is administrated by the Miscarriages of Justice Applica...