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Criminal Cases Review Commission

Asked by Adam JogeeLabourMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 9 June 2025UIN 55682

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the work of the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones

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.

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