Subsequently they each
brought actions against the MPS for failure to conduct effective investigations into allegations of crimes committed against them, seeking damages and declarations under the Human Rights Act 1998 («the HRA»), ss 7 and 8 on the grounds that the police investigations had been so significantly
flawed that they constituted violations of the duty to investigate
inherent in the right under ECHR, art 3 not to be subjected to inhuman or degrading treatment.
Essentially, with its
inherent flaws and its (sometimes) optional add - on role in the disclosure process, the SPIS form seems to
bring uncertainty rather than clarity to the minds of those it is designed to protect.