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Press releases

  • 20th January 2021

    CCRC refers four more Post Office Horizon cases

    Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the cases of a further four former Post Office workers for appeal.  The referrals bring to 51 the number of cases to be sent for appeal so far on grounds related to the Horizon computer system.   Two cases have been referred to the Court of Appeal and two to the Crown Court.   The cases referred to the Court of Appeal are:    … Read more >


  • 14th December 2020

    Commission refers the convictions of Courtney Harriott and Paul Green – two members of the Stockwell Six

    The CCRC has referred for appeal the convictions of two members of the “Stockwell Six” who were tried together in 1972 on the evidence of a now discredited police officer. The CCRC is keen to contact the remaining four co-defendants from the Stockwell Six case because it believes it may also be able to send further convictions for appeal. Courtney Harriot and Paul Green … Read more >


  • 25th November 2020

    Successful first open CCRC Board meeting

    CCRC held its first open Board meeting yesterday, Tuesday 24th November. The online meeting was held on Zoom and attended by members of the public as well as several members of CCRC staff and Commissioners and representatives of the Scottish CCRC. Its purpose was to increase transparency of CCRC business and to give stakeholders, or … Read more >


  • 11th November 2020

    Open Board Meeting – 24th November 2020

    Thank you for your interest in the CCRC and in being an observer at the next CCRC Board meeting. We have decided to open our Board meetings to observers in the interests of transparency. This note explains more about the CCRC Board, how open meetings will work and how to register to be an observer. … Read more >


  • 22nd October 2020

    CCRC invites proposals for new justice research projects

    The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) is the independent public body which investigates alleged miscarriages of justice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The CCRC Research Committee exists to promote and manage serious independent academic  research which makes use of CCRC casework records and data to study matters relevant to miscarriages of justice and the … Read more >


  • 29th September 2020

    Commission refers its 750th case for appeal – the sexual assault conviction of Ahmed Mohammed referred following a hit on the National DNA Database

    The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the sexual assault conviction of Ahmed Mohammed. It is the 750th case to be referred for appeal by the public body created in 1997 to independently investigate alleged miscarriages of justice. In February 2004, at Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court, Mr Mohammed was convicted of indecently assaulting two women in separate incidents in Tooting, … Read more >


  • 6th August 2020

    Commission refers the murder convictions of Robert and Lee Firkins to the Court of Appeal.

    The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the murder convictions of Robert and Lee Firkins to the Court of Appeal. Brothers Robert and Lee Firkins were convicted together in January 2006 at Exeter Crown Court for the murders in 2005 of Carol and Graham Fisher at their home at Perch, near Wadebridge in Cornwall. The … Read more >


  • 31st July 2020

    CCRC complains to IPSO about Times article on the independence of the Commission

    We were very disappointed about the recent article in The Times headlined “Watchdog’s work was not independent, court rules” (page 56 of The Times 23rd July*). We wrote to The Times that day, and again two days later, to try to point out some issues with the article and headline and to offer our own … Read more >


  • 14th July 2020

    CCRC Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20 laid in Parliament

    The Criminal Cases Review Commission’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2019/20 has been laid in Parliament today, 14th July 2020. The Annual Report and Accounts sets out facts and figures in relation to the performance and finances of the independent public body set up to investigate alleged miscarriages of justice. Since its creation in 1997, the … Read more >


  • 3rd June 2020

    The CCRC refers eight more Post Office cases for appeal – bringing total to 47 so far

    This release contains information about:Eight more Post Office cases to be referred by the CCRC bringing thetotal to 47 so farCCRC proposal to the Attorney General and Justice Select Committeethat there be a review of when similar prosecutions are broughtCCRC provisional decisions not to refer seven other Post Office casesAdvice to potential applicants in other … Read more >


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The Criminal Cases Review Commission is the independent public body set up to investigate possible miscarriages of justice. The Commission assesses whether convictions or sentences should be referred to a court of appeal.

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