英国法院因不当使用程序而取消了28 000多辆铁路逃难票的起诉。 UK court nullifies over 28,000 rail fare evasion prosecutions due to improper procedure use.
超过28,000起北方铁路和41起TransPennine Express的铁路票价逃税起诉被英国法院宣布无效. Over 28,000 rail fare evasion prosecutions by Northern Rail and 41 by TransPennine Express have been declared null and void by a UK court. 法院裁定,这些公司在逃票案件中不当使用《单一司法程序》,这是1889年《铁路管理法》不允许的。 The court ruled the companies improperly used the Single Justice Procedure (SJP) for fare evasion cases, which is not allowed under the Regulation of Railways Act 1889. 法院和法庭服务处将与受影响的乘客联系,政府计划审查《特别司法方案》和私人检察官条例。 The affected passengers will be contacted by the Courts and Tribunals Service, and the government plans to review the SJP and regulation of private prosecutors.