Time limits for police claims

There are strict time limits for police claims.

The time limits vary according to the type of claim being made. In some instances, you have up to six years to make a claim, but in other cases the time limit is considerably shorter and is as little as six months in an action for discrimination under the Equality Act, for instance.

It is therefore important not to delay in seeking expert legal guidance on any potential police compensation claim.

If you would like to appoint us to deal with your police compensation claim, then please contact our free legal helpline on 0333 888 0419 or email us at [email protected]

Important Notice Regarding Claims Against the Police

Before we can consider whether you may have a legal claim against the police, we will usually need to review the outcome of the police complaints process.

Accordingly, if you wish us to assess your case, you must provide a copy of the final complaint outcome or final response issued by the relevant police force or police complaints body.

Due to the volume of enquiries we receive, we are unable to review or respond to enquiries where a final complaint outcome has not been provided.

If you have not yet made a complaint, you should do so first and retain all correspondence relating to it. Once the complaint process has concluded and you have received a final response, you are welcome to contact us and provide a copy of that response for consideration.

Submission of an enquiry does not create a solicitor-client relationship, and we reserve the right not to respond to enquiries that do not meet the above requirements.