Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 115613
Private Prosecutions: Palestine
Tabled: 24 February 2026
Answered: 5 March 2026
Question
Matt Western
Labour — Warwick and Leamington
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment of the risks that private prosecutions in the United Kingdom may be used by well-resourced organisations to (a) target and (b) intimidate individuals associated with
Answer
Sarah SackmanAny individual or organisation in England and Wales has the right to bring a private prosecution where a criminal offence has been committed.The Government expects all organisations that bring private prosecutions to do so where there is sufficient eviden...
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