As soon as the investigation has been completed and checks have been made into the statement, we shall be in touch with my hon. I assume that the term 'accelerated' refers to the duration between you becoming aware of his activities and the date of the hearing (and not the time taken for the actual hearing to conclude).

Friend can refer a matter to the Court of Appeal under Section 17 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1967 if, upon new evidence or a new consideration, he considers it right to do so.The report takes the form of an investigation of complaints against policemen in the case—an investigation commissioned by the Chief Constable of the Essex police. LinkedIn and 3rd parties use essential and non-essential cookies to provide, secure, analyze and improve our Services, and to show you relevant ads (including professional and job ads) on and off LinkedIn. Bail conditions were stringent and denied the four Headingley accused the right to discuss Davis's wrongful conviction in public. George Ince, 26, a former Great Yarmouth-based officer, was involved in the making and distribution of indecent images of children ranging in age from six to 17 between May 2019 and July 2020. It has been the subject of a complaint under Section 49 of the Police Act 1964, which was investigated, as my hon.

Friend to explain why he had not accepted such a recommendation and, indeed, why he gave the parliamentary Answer that he did to our mutual hon.D. Moore made this Freedom of Information request to Norfolk Constabulary Automatic anti-spam measures are in place for this older request. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. Even if the convicted man, or others on his behalf, nourish the belief that he was wrongly convicted, that itself does not warrant the Home Secretary's interference.

A further complication turned on the fact that Davis might never have been committed for trial from the lower courts had blood test results been disclosed at the committal stage.

Sills, but I am told that he is a senior officer of high repute, is widely respected, and has a great record of service.

On 19 August 1975, while Davis was serving a 20-year prison sentence for the Ilford LEB robbery, his supporters dug holes in the pitch and poured oil over one end of the wicket at the Headingley Cricket Ground, preventing further play in the Test match between England and Australia. The conviction was based solely on unreliable use of identification evidence, in the absence of other evidence connecting him with the crime. As an example, in two years, we have seen 394 referrals where abuse of power for sexual gain by police officers was a factor. Miss O’Donovan said discussions included “the rape of a 14-year-old” and other chats about the “blackmail of a girl for indecent images of herself”.However, I have read every word of the proceedings and I say that, innocent or not, George Ince should certainly not have been convicted on the evidence adduced against him at the trial and subsequently in the appeal, because the overwhelming bulk of that evidence rested upon identification carried out a few days later in the same place by the officers who, it is now known, did a crooked identification in the case of the Barn murder. That certainly post-dates the Sills report, but these are mere reiterations of the principle that has always obtained and which, I believe, obtained in this case with equal validity. Miss O’Donovan said computer devices were seized and investigated and found to contain indecent images. Importantly, the original campaign to free Davis overlapped with, variously influenced, and was in turn influenced by other criminal justice campaigns in London, particularly the Free George Ince Campaign.