Criminal Cases Review Commission 4587001 225801433 2008-07-15T13:47:46Z Ninetyone 1108813 /* External links */ {{Home Office (United Kingdom)}} The '''Criminal Cases Review Commission''' is an [[Non-Departmental Public Body]] set up following the [[Royal Commission on Criminal Justice]] itself a continuation of the [[Sir John May|May Inquiry]]. It aims to investigate possible miscarriages of justice in [[England]], [[Wales]] and [[Northern Ireland]]. The Commission assesses whether convictions or sentences should be referred to a court of appeal. Statistics as of February 28 2007<ref name="stats"> "http://www.ccrc.gov.uk/cases/case_44.htm</ref> * 9469 total applications to the Commission * 265 cases still open * 454 actively being worked on * 8653 cases completed (including ineligible) with 356 referrals to the [[Court of Appeal of England and Wales|Court of Appeal]] * 310 cases heard by the Court of Appeal (218 quashed, 92 upheld) == Notes == <references/> ==External links== * http://www.ccrc.gov.uk/ *[http://www.unitedagainstinjustice.org.uk/advice/CCRC%20applications%20guide.html Guide to making applications to the CCRC from United Against Injustice] {{Home Office (United Kingdom)}} {{UK-gov-stub}} [[Category:Home Office (United Kingdom)]] [[Category:Non-Departmental Public Bodies of the United Kingdom government]]