Establishing a Criminal Cases Review Commission - Redacted [pdf, 298 KB]
...direction on next steps. Executive summary 2. The Government has a coalition agreement commitment to establish a CCRC. A CCRC is an independent public body set up to review suspected miscarriages of justice and refer deserving cases back to the appeal courts. In New Zealand, the Royal prerogative of mercy performs the same function. 3. A number of other jurisdictions have established a CCRC, including the United Kingdom (for England, Wales and Northern Ireland), Scotland and Norway. T...