Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 78381
Miscarriages of Justice
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 15 October 2025
Named DayQuestion
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
Labour — Tooting
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
Alex Davies-JonesSection 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...
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