§ Mr. McLoughlinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent guidelines he has issued to the police on the reinvestigation of miscarriages of justice. [104353]
§ Mr. Bob AinsworthThere is no national guidance on this issue. It is for individual police forces to decide how to respond on the basis of the Court of Appeal's ruling and the circumstances of the individual case. The police will review the evidence available and any comments or findings made by the Court in cases where convictions are overturned.