Criminal Cases Review Commission: Standards

(asked on 8th July 2025) - View Source

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.


Answered by
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Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
This question was answered on 21st July 2025

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/.

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