A6 Rebooted

[djw]

The Times reference James Hanratty as a miscarriage of justice (among others) today

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/scandal-over-miscarriages-of-justice-rf0t0ht2b

A leading criminal barrister has called on the government to end the “scandal” that has denied compensation to victims of miscarriages of justice for almost a decade, saying that they “effectively have to prove their innocence” to receive a payout.
Henry Blaxland KC, from Garden Court Chambers in London, has acted in many prominent miscarriage of justice cases, including those involving Sam Hallam, Derek Bentley, James Hanratty, and the Bridgewater Four.
Blaxland, who is representing Hallam in his challenge to the present position in the European Court of Human Rights, said in a meeting in parliament last week that several people who should get compensation had been denied it.

[moste]

Remember Natalie ,one of her favourite subjects was the Mathews investigation and report ,and the obvious conspiracy of why it was stifled. I fear we’re wasting our time here.Mathews will take all he knows to the grave.

[Sherlock Houses]

Norma Buddle line of country, does she not mention it in your book

???? Don't quite get what you've posted here, Moste.

[moste]

Norma Buddle line of country, does she not mention it in your book

[djw]

Would the Matthews Report be contained within the court Appeal documents held by National Archives?

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_q=%22james%20hanratty%22&_dss=range&_sd=1995&_ed=2000&_ps=60

e.g. one box example is

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17023310

[moste]

Exactly

[Sherlock Houses]

Ok, using a different iPad Iâll try and correct these confounding characters.

There is ânoâ freedom of information. There is information available, but only if they choose to make it so.

Anything pertaining to the A6 killing is A very hot potato, thatâs why itâs mostly locked away for 75 yrs.

Itâs got nothing to do with âprotecting the innocentâ.

I can't disagree with anything you say here, Moste. We just don't live in a free society and never have done, the pompous 'ruling elite' have seen to that. The status quo must be maintained.
Joe Public is not classified as being a member of the privileged few club who decide amongst themselves what important information can or cannot be disclosed.
All in the interests of 'national security' you must understand, bla bla bla etc., LOL, and to the hell with truth and justice.

[moste]

Ok, using a different iPad I’ll try and correct these confounding characters.

There is ‘no’ freedom of information. There is information available, but only if they choose to make it so.

Anything pertaining to the A6 killing is A very hot potato, that’s why it’s mostly locked away for 75 yrs.

It’s got nothing to do with ‘protecting the innocent’.

[moste]

Found this while perusing.: Awaiting the truth about Hanratty. Paul Foot.

url wouldn’t copy for pasting.

[moste]

Yep Sherlock, a sour taster, for sure.

[Sherlock Houses]

Here's a taster of the sort of mentality Home Secretaries often adopt. This is from a Commons debate in May 1975 [How dare you ask such a question of me Mr Evans !!]........

https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/1975-05-02/debates/d22978ad-cd47-478f-a336-b1dc8cc469e6/JamesHanratty(CaseDocuments)?highlight=james%20hanratty#contribution-1525d28b-b1ca-4cb4-8fb1-06006385547e

[Sherlock Houses]

https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/1996-04-30/debates/479d8d1e-f2d3-4f1e-8b6d-86d4dc787184/JamesHanratty?highlight=james%20hanratty#contribution-d65cdea3-f943-485d-8332-055b80e78a1e

Can anyone help us get the Matthews Report by making their own FOI request and if they get refusals like I did, can they raise it with the Information commissioner within the required time period? I think the ICO required a maximum of 21 days from the refusal.
Previous FOIs are;
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/reque...t_on_the_a6_mu
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/the_matthews_report_on_the_a6_mu_2
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/the_matthews_report_on_the_a6_mu_3
Lord Howard remembers the report so it definitely existed.

Yes, it definitely exists [or existed !] and was debated [very briefly] in the House of Commons in April and then October 1996.....

https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/1996-04-30/debates/479d8d1e-f2d3-4f1e-8b6d-86d4dc787184/JamesHanratty?highlight=james%20hanratty#contribution-d65cdea3-f943-485d-8332-055b80e78a1e

https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/1996-10-16/debates/5ecc84f0-c47f-45fc-b58c-32d9373a8512/JamesHanrattyCase?highlight=james%20hanratty#contribution-772be28f-79c5-480a-bd0d-7006ddb15ce2

[moste]

I wonder why Woffinden and Foot shrank back from the major article by the Independent newspaper , headlining ‘Hanratty to be exonerated in the next few days?

[moste]

Your request seemed to have been handed to a caseworker by ‘Zeberdee’ and as we all know Zeberdee said’ It’s time for bed’. I fear the Chief superintendent Mathew’s report has been ‘put to bed’, corruptly , much like the DNA travesty.

[djw]

Alas it seems you are discovering what a joke the FOI act is proving to be. Also known as the "Fobbed Off Interminably" act. The Matthews Report must be a complete figment of our imagination, it never existed.

Can anyone help us get the Matthews Report by making their own FOI request and if they get refusals like I did, can they raise it with the Information commissioner within the required time period? I think the ICO required a maximum of 21 days from the refusal.
Previous FOIs are;
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/reque...t_on_the_a6_mu
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/the_matthews_report_on_the_a6_mu_2
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/the_matthews_report_on_the_a6_mu_3
Lord Howard remembers the report so it definitely existed.