This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Give Prof Scraton a Knighthood for his fight for truth and justice
Prof Phil Scraton showed great determination in getting to the truth of what happened with the redaction of the South Yorkshire Police officers statements, amongst other things. Without this work the Hillsborough Independent panel would not have found the evidence for the new inquiry. JFT96.
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Prof Phil Scraton instrumental and so determined to get to the truth against all the odds. Without him the potential for possible justice in the Hillsborough case is not there.
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