Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 78381

Miscarriages of Justice

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 15 October 2025
Named Day

Question

Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

LabourTooting

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-Jones
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...

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