The Brief: duty to account for force

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The Brief: duty to account for force

An important police use of force case in which an officer claimed he did not remember the action in question.

Date - 13th April 2021
By - Kevin Baumber

In R. (on the application of Wilby-Newton) v Police Appeals Tribunal [2021] EWHC 550 (Admin) a judicial review found that a tribunal pointing to the absence of an explanation from an officer for his use of force in deciding that it was excessive did...

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