Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the of the ability of the Criminal Cases Review Commission to operate in a timely and effective manner.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed Dame Vera Baird DBE KC to carry out a thorough review of the operation of the Criminal Cases Review Commission, to increase public confidence in the organisation and the important work it undertakes investigating potential miscarriages of justice.
The terms of the reference for the review can be viewed at: https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/48553/documents/254582/default/.