A big thank you to all of the supporters so far, we now have the funds in place for the first step of the Judicial Review process.

We still need more funds to take the challenge all the way to trial and we have set our stretch target of £12,000 which really is a streeeetch... but we are on track with external funding as well.

We need to show the IOPC and the police that they cannot put themselves above the law.  The case we are challenging here is of a Lancashire police informant who was permitted and protected from LYING on oath. 

A District Judge has confirmed that the crime (of perjury) appears to have been committed which is sufficient for an investigation, yet Lancashire police and the IOPC have knowingly prevented any investigation from taking place.

It is time for the High Court to step in...

After a slow start, we are close to our £1,000 target and success is almost guaranteed, one last push and we will be there.

I wanted to update my supports on where this money will go and what the next steps are.

This initial sum of money is to cover our legal representative taking the first steps of the JR process.

The steps involved will be the review the response of the Letter Before Action which is expected on or before the 9th June 2022.

We then we need to make our application to the High Court for permission to seek Judicial Review, and if granted, we then prepare for trial.

It will cost in the region of £10,000 to get to the trial stage and more if a trial is necessary, but if successful, costs will be recovered.

I find it ludicrous how the IOPC can say Lancashire police must not investigate Perjury committed by a police Informant.

Yesterday, under advice from my Barrister, I sent my Letter Before Action to the IOPC.

The Letter Before Action (LBA) is part of the 'Civil Procedure Rules' (pre-action protocol) that should be adhered to before any legal proceedings are started.  The LBA notifies the  IOPC that their decision is being contested and why.  The IOPC has 2 weeks to respond, but today they asked for an extension to the 9th of June (3 weeks). This request is unlikely to be rejected, although that is being run past the Barrister first as Judicial Reviews are time-sensitive.

So, the IOPC are now formally notified that their decision is being Judicial Reviewed, and they have two options.  (i) They concede, and agree to re-review their decision, or, (ii) they stand by the decision, and we proceed to the JR application.

Should this proceed to JR, costs will dramatically increase and should we be successful, we will seek costs from the IOPC. 

Please, if you can donate and share, you are helping fight a good cause.  All we aim to do is ensure the IOPC are aware that their decisions can and will be challenged when they are seemingly wrong.  

I have already successfully brought a JR against the IOPC, which shows they do make mistakes that can only be challenged and quashed by the High Court.

So far, we have passed £300 and are on our way to our goal.  There is a long way to go, but we are optimistic about reaching it.

In the background, we are preparing the necessary legal documentation and evidence bundles. Our legal representative is no stranger to Judicial Reviews and recently represented me on a successful Judicial Review against Bedfordshire police. 

 UK Justice is not cheap, we cannot beat decision-makers alone as they know that their decisions can ultimately only be challenged by Judicial Review, and they know that is costly.

We want to show them that we can and we will challenge them and will continue to do so via the High Court.  We will grow bigger and we will help others to do the same.  This is not just for me, this is for everyone who has been let down by the police or IOPC.