Author: Matt McConville

AAP Team

Ian Kyle

Director

Nick Swales

Director

Matt McConville

Senior Associate

Lucy Smith

Senior Associate

Shannon Jenkins

Solicitor

GDPR Team

Ian Kyle

Director

Matt McConville

Senior Associate

Lee Wall

Associate

Damien Gill

Senior Associate

Joseph Waters

Solicitor

Police Erroneously Link Criminal Past to Wrong Person

Background

Mr Matthew McConville, Head of Irvings Law’s specialist Actions Against the Police and Data Breach Department, has successfully represented a client in a claim for compensation against Greater Manchester Police. Due to confidentiality, the client will be referred to as Mr H.

Mr H became aware that Greater Manchester Police had provided wrong details to Social Services about him in that he had been involved in the past with a serious alleged crime. As such, a complaint was lodged and in response, this was admitted and an apology provided for this mistake. Greater Manchester Police then corrected their records and sought Social Services to delete what they had received which they confirmed they had done so.

Representation

After this, Mr H approached specialist Actions Against the Police & Data Breach Solicitors, Irvings Law, for assistance. Mr McConville immediately acknowledged that what happened was completely wrong and without hesitation, offered to act for Mr H by way of “no win, no fee” presenting a claim to Greater Manchester Police on the basis that Mr H’s human rights to privacy were breached as well as GDPR following this misuse of private information.

Resolution

After presenting the claim, Greater Manchester Police wished to settle Mr H’s claim and an agreement was reached not long after such discussions took place in the global sum of £8,000.00 including the payment of his legal costs.

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