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Hayley v Chief Constable of Northumbria Police

Author / Contributor: Jeremy Johnson QC
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Hayley v Chief Constable of Northumbria Police
   
Issue: Whether the Justices had been correct, on an application under the Police (Property) Act 1897, to order that the police should retain property which had been stolen and which had been seized from a person who was not implicated in the theft
   
Court: Administrative Court
   
Reference:   CO/2045/2002
   
Neutral Citation:   [2002] EWHC 1942 Admin
   
Judge(s): Silber J
   
Date: 29 July 2002