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Applying for the CCRC to review a case
Anyone can apply if they believe they have been wrongly convicted of a criminal offence or wrongly sentenced in a criminal court in England, Wales, or Northern Ireland. Before you apply, we strongly recommend that you read about the CCRC’s application process. This will help you to understand how we work and how to make the best application possible.
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Topic: Referrals

New DNA breakthrough leads to rape and assault conviction being sent back to the Court of Appeal

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Anti-Apartheid protesters’ historic convictions overturned by Crown Court

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Post Office workers offered support on challenging Horizon convictions after 64th case is referred back to the courts 

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Post Office Horizon referral is 64th case referred back to Crown Court by CCRC

Concerns over three police officers’ credibility sees 1980s murder case referred back to the courts

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Potential jury misdirection results in conviction being referred back to the courts

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Modern standards of fairness, and a change in expert opinion form basis of the Oliver Campbell referral to the Court of Appeal  

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No grounds to refer murder case back to the Court of Appeal

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Fraud conviction overturned after latest CCRC Post Office referral

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A former post office worker has had her conviction of fraud by abuse of position overturned following a referral by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC).

Anti-apartheid protesters’ historic convictions referred back to the courts due to undeclared presence of an undercover police officer in group that blocked England rugby team’s bus

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Anti-apartheid protesters’ historic convictions referred back to the courts due to undeclared presence of an undercover police officer in group that blocked England rugby team’s bus

Conviction overturned following CCRC referral due to concerns about witness

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