Criminal Cases Review Commission
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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 ==
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==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]
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