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Progress at the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) – new Chief Executive named

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A new interim Chief Executive has been appointed at the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC).

Tracey Calleia will join the organisation in mid-March. Mrs Calleia is a lawyer and has worked in the justice system for more than three decades. She is currently delivery director for the Midlands at HM Courts and Tribunals Service.

Mrs Calleia said: “I am delighted to be joining the CCRC. I am passionate about public service and the effective delivery of justice. It is really important to me that people are at the centre of the work I do, both staff and those that access our services.”

CCRC Chair Dame Vera Baird KC said: “I’m very pleased to be welcoming Tracey to the CCRC. Her knowledge, her approach and her experience of the justice system will be of tremendous benefit to our team and to everyone coming to the CCRC.”

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Notes to editors:

1. Mrs Calleia is not available for interview.

2. The CCRC is an independent body set up under the Criminal Appeal Act 1995. It is responsible for independently reviewing suspected and alleged miscarriages of criminal justice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is based in Birmingham and is funded by the Ministry of Justice.    

3. There are currently ten Commissioners who bring to the CCRC considerable experience from a wide variety of backgrounds. Commissioners are appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the Prime Minister in accordance with the Office for the Commissioner for Public Appointments’ Code of Practice. 

4. The CCRC considers whether, as a result of new evidence or argument, there is a real possibility that the conviction would not be upheld were a reference to be made. New evidence or argument is argument or evidence which has not been raised during the trial or on appeal.  Applicants should usually have appealed first. A case can be referred in the absence of new evidence or argument or an earlier appeal only if there are “exceptional circumstances”.       

5. If a case is referred, it is then for the appeal court to decide whether the conviction is unsafe.     

6. More details about the role and work of the Criminal Cases Review Commission can be found at www.ccrc.gov.uk. The CCRC can be found on X, Facebook, Instagram (@the_ccrc) and Linkedin.