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Chair’s statement on Lucy Letby application review

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Lucy Letby – application timeline

There has been much discussion in the press and on social media about Lucy Letby’s application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC). 

To limit possible misunderstandings about the time spent so far reviewing Ms Letby’s convictions, we wish to make it clear that while we received a preliminary application on behalf of Ms Letby in early February 2025, additional material has been sent to us throughout the year since then. 

3 February 2025Preliminary application received
13 February 2025CCRC requests legal waiver of privilege, which would allow access to defence files
31 March 2025Experts’ reports received (no submissions received)
15 April 2025Further experts’ reports received (no submissions received)
2 May 2025Main submissions received
15 August 2025Further expert report received on a new topic (no submissions received)
2 September 2025Advised that further submissions would follow on the last expert report and on an additional new topic
8 October 2025Further submissions received (but not on either of the topics referred to on 2 September)
11 December 2025Waiver of privilege and defence material received
21 January 2026Further submissions and expert reports received

A review of Ms Letby’s convictions is underway.

It is not for the CCRC to determine innocence or guilt in a case; that’s a matter for the courts.  

It is for the CCRC to find, investigate and if appropriate, refer potential miscarriages of justice to the appellate courts when new evidence or new argument means there is a real possibility that a conviction will not be upheld, or a sentence reduced.

We make impartial, evidence-based decisions. We do not make decisions on the basis of external pressure from anyone.