The Weekly Law Reports
[2003] 1 WLR 1952
Court of Appeal
Frankson and others v Home Office
Johns and another v Home Office
[2003] EWCA Civ 655
2003 April 8;
May 8
May 8
Pill, Scott Baker LJJ and Wilson J
Confidential information
— Disclosure
— Public interest
— Police investigation into prisoners' complaints of assaults by prison officers
— Statements of prison officers to police during interviews under caution
— Prisoners bringing civil actions against Home Office and seeking third party disclosure orders requiring police to disclose statements
— Public interest in maintaining confidentiality of information given to police
— Whether outweighed by public interest in ensuring fair trial in civil action
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CPR
r 31.17(3)