Heather Williams QC Published: 24th June 2016 This paper considers the opportunities for legal redress under the Human Rights Act 1988 (“HRA”) where police fail to carry out their investigative responsibilities. The main focus is on the claims available to victims of serious crimes against the person. However , I also examine briefly the position of those accused of crimes who experience delay in their exoneration as a result of incompetent investigation. Investigating the Investigators