Scrap police immunity to protect domestic abuse victims

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... a domestic abuse victim has been blocked from suing Sussex police after her address was disclosed to her former partner in court by a Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) lawyer.

Witnesses and lawyers in court traditionally have what is known as “core immunity” which protects them from being sued for statements or actions made in court during a case.

In a Court of Appeal ruling last year, judges, however, blocked the victim’s attempts to sue the police and CPS. They argued core immunity applies not just to evidence but also a broad range of police activity, including matters outside the courtroom relating to an investigation.

The woman, known only as XGY, has now appealed to the Supreme Court to overturn that ruling, with a decision expected shortly. ...

Full article https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/25/scrap-police-immunity-protect-abuse-victims/ also at https://archive.is/QPJ2Z

Above article is a Telegraph reporters write up of a joint article by Jess Phillips and Sir Andrew Mitchell published in the Telegraph.

This joint article can be read at https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/10/25/police-who-ruin-innocent-lives-must-not-be-above-the-law/ and at https://archive.is/egQZv

Brave Women.

This is worth watching.(I don't mean to detract from your post)
Believe me
https://www.itv.com/watch/believe-me/10a0144

ITV’s four-part true-crime drama Believe Me tells the story of the survivors of the "black cab rapist" John Worboys and their landmark legal battle to hold the Metropolitan Police accountable

Sueing the Police via the Human Rights Act: Because English law generally prevents suing the police directly for negligence (on the grounds that it might impede their duties), human rights solicitor Harriet Wistrich (CEO of the Centre for Women's Justice) helped the women sue the Met Police under the Human Rights Act.
https://www.endviolenceagainstwomen.org.uk/itvs-believe-me-shows-how-survivors-held-the-police-to-account/

Sadly not just the case mention in the article and the ITV programme.

So many instances where police have been known to be the perpetrator and some point of law or custom and practice means they dont get prosecuted. And the Police force they are part of continues to allow them to be part of the police force.