Claim Time Limits

There are certain time limits when it comes to making a claim against the police. If you feel you have a claim, you should act sooner than later. Likewise if you haven’t already made a claim, there could still be time.

Time Limit For Claims Against The Police

• Discrimination – six months, less one day from the act happening
• Human Rights Act claims – one year less one day from the breach of the relevant article
• Police Complaint – one year from the act in question actually happening
• Assault, false imprisonment, trespass, negligence, malicious prosecution – three years if claiming personal injury, otherwise it’s six years

If you would like to know more about claim time limits, get in touch with our action against police solicitors.

Our action against police solicitors can also provide advice on:

• Wrongful arrest
• Human rights breaches
• Malicious prosecution
• Misfeasance in public office
• Unlawful searches