Read all the latest press releases and news from the CCRC. If you have a media enquiry please email us press@ccrc.gov.uk or call 0121 232 0900.
This page contains press releases from 2019 onwards. Press releases prior to 2019 can be accessed via the National Archive.
2021
- CCRC ‘delighted’ that member of the ‘Stockwell Six’ found following appeal – 26 July 2021
- CCRC in urgent appeal to find ‘Stockwell Six’ pair wrongly convicted after three more convictions quashed – 6 July 2021
- CCRC releases response to Independent Criminal Legal Aid review: ‘improving the availability and delivery of high-quality legal advice is important for potential applicants’ – 15 June 2021
- Criminal Cases Review Commission says ‘urgent improvements needed in legal aid funding’ in response to University of Sussex research report – 7 June 2021
- CCRC releases official response to the Westminster Commission report – 2 June 2021
- Three new Commissioners appointed to the Criminal Cases Review Commission – 21 May 2021
- Spotlight on legal aid in commissioned report published by Sussex University – 19 May 2021
- Chairman Helen Pitcher reappointed for a second term with the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC)
– 14 May 2021 - Two more Post Office convictions quashed bringing the total to 47 – 14 May 2021
- 39 Convictions Quashed in Post Office Cases – 23 April 2021
- Commission refers the case of Cleveland Davidson to the Court of Appeal – a third member of the Stockwell Six
– 15 March 2021 - CCRC Response to Report of Westminster Commission on Miscarriages of Justice – 5 March 2021
- CCRC Response to Commission refers the convictions of Mr F to the Court of Appeal – 2 March 2021
- Commission refers the murder conviction of Justin Plummer to the Court of Appeal – 18 February 2021
- Commission refers the murder and attempted murder convictions of Colin Norris to the Court of Appeal
– 12 February 2021 - CCRC refers four more Post Office Horizon cases – 20 January 2021
- CCRC in urgent appeal to find ‘Stockwell Six’ pair wrongly convicted after three more convictions quashed – 6 July 2021
- CCRC releases response to Independent Criminal Legal Aid review: ‘improving the availability and delivery of high-quality legal advice is important for potential applicants’ – 15 June 2021
- Criminal Cases Review Commission says ‘urgent improvements needed in legal aid funding’ in response to University of Sussex research report – 7 June 2021
- CCRC releases official response to the Westminster Commission report – 2 June 2021
- Three new Commissioners appointed to the Criminal Cases Review Commission – 21 May 2021
- Spotlight on legal aid in commissioned report published by Sussex University – 19 May 2021
- Chairman Helen Pitcher reappointed for a second term with the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC)
– 14 May 2021 - Two more Post Office convictions quashed bringing the total to 47 – 14 May 2021
- 39 Convictions Quashed in Post Office Cases – 23 April 2021
- Commission refers the case of Cleveland Davidson to the Court of Appeal – a third member of the Stockwell Six
– 15 March 2021 - CCRC Response to Report of Westminster Commission on Miscarriages of Justice – 5 March 2021
- CCRC Response to Commission refers the convictions of Mr F to the Court of Appeal – 2 March 2021
- Commission refers the murder conviction of Justin Plummer to the Court of Appeal – 18 February 2021
- Commission refers the murder and attempted murder convictions of Colin Norris to the Court of Appeal
– 12 February 2021 - CCRC refers four more Post Office Horizon cases – 20 January 2021
2020
- Commission refers the convictions of Courtney Harriott and Paul Green – two members of the Stockwell Six
– 14 December 2020 - Successful first open CCRC Board meeting – 25 November 2020
- Open Board Meeting – 24 November 2020 – 11 November 2020
- CCRC invites proposals for new justice research projects – 22 October 2020
- Commission refers its 750th case for appeal – the sexual assault conviction of Ahmed Mohammed referred following a hit on the National DNA Database – 29 September 2020
- Commission refers the murder convictions of Robert and Lee Firkins to the Court of Appeal – 6 August 2020
- CCRC complains to IPSO about Times article on the independence of the Commission – 31 July 2020
- CCRC Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20 laid in Parliament – 14 July 2020
- The CCRC refers eight more Post Office cases for appeal – bringing total to 47 so far – 3 June 2020
- Commission refers a further six Shrewsbury 24 convictions – 26 May 2020
- CCRC to refer 39 Post Office cases on abuse of process argument – 26 March 2020
- Commission refers the convictions of eight members of the Shrewsbury 24 – 4 March 2020
- Commission refers the conviction of E to the Crown Court – 19 February 2020
- Commission refers the case of D for appeal – 14 February 2020
- Commission refers the life sentence in the attempted murder of case of C, a minor – 28 January 2020
- Commission refers the public order conviction of James Robson – 28 January 2020
- Commission refers the conviction of human trafficking victim T to the appeal court – 24 January 2020
- The CCRC refers for appeal the conviction of the fourth and final member of the Oval Four – 13 January 2020
2019
- Commission refers the 2012 murder conviction of C. Hunnisett to the Court of Appeal – 19 December 2019
- Commission refers the human trafficking case of Ms A to the Crown Court – 10 December 2019
- CCRC Statement on the Court of Appeal’s decision to quash the convictions of Winston Trew, Sterling Christie and George Griffiths – 5 December 2019
- Commission refers the murder conviction of Adrian Jones to the Court of Appeal – 27 November 2019
- Commission refers the sentence of Amin Kaveh to the Court of Appeal – 21 November 2019
- Commission refers the case of George Griffiths – a third Oval Four conviction – 14 November 2019
- Commission refers firearms offences of Gary Lee Williams to the Court of Appeal – 6 November 2019
- Commission refers the case of M, a minor – 31 October 2019
- Commission refers the 1981 arson and manslaughter convictions of Peter Tredget (aka Bruce Lee) to the Court of Appeal – 24 October 2019
- Commission refers the conviction of Mr L to the Crown Court – 22 October 2019
- Commission refers the convictions of Winston Trew and Sterling Christie on the basis of police misconduct – 14 October 2019
- Commission refers the case of Miss S to the Crown Court – 16 September 2019
- CCRC Chairman Helen Pitcher’s letter to The Spectator, submitted 23/08/2019 – 26 August 2019
- Commission refers the case of Tracey Newell to the Court of Appeal – 21 August 2019
- CCRC Chairman Helen Pitcher’s letter to The Times re: “Ministers bullied justice watchdog” article – 6 August 2019
- Commission refers conviction of Mr C for appeal – 30 July 2019
- Commission publishes report from its review of disclosure in CCRC case sample – 22 July 2019
- CCRC Annual Report and Accounts 2018/19 laid in Parliament – 19 July 2019
- Six new Commissioners appointed to Criminal Cases Review Commission – 14 June 2019
- Commission refers the terrorism related case of Michael Devine to the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal – 11 April 2019
- Commission refers the case of Ms E to the Crown Court – 27 March 2019
- Commission refers the terrorism related case of Nicholas Roddis to the Court of Appeal – 26 March 2019
- Commission refers the human trafficking related case of GB to the Court of Appeal – 1 March 2019
- CCRC disclosure review update – 14 February 2019
- Commission refers drink driving conviction of William Smith to the County Court of Northern Ireland – 12 February 2019
- CCRC Chairman Helen Pitcher welcomes independent scrutiny of Commission from publication of Government’s Tailored Review and new academic research – 7 February 2019
- Commission refers the terrorism related conviction of Ismail Abdurahman to the Court of Appeal – 6 February 2019
- Commission refers the joint enterprise murder conviction of Andre Johnson-Haynes to the Court of Appeal
– 15 January 2019