HC Deb 31 July 1984 vol 65 c221W
Mr. Ashley

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the 700 prisoners annually who request a review of their cases allege that they confessed wholly or partially to the charge because of pressures put upon them.

Mr. Mellor

The sample survey from which the estimated figure of 700 was derived provided no basis for estimating the proportion of cases, if any, in which the convicted persons alleged that they had confessed to the charge because of pressure put upon them.

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