We are the Criminal Cases Review Commission or ‘CCRC’ for short. We investigate miscarriages of justice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. If you think you’ve been wrongly sentenced or wrongly convicted of a criminal offence and you’ve lost your appeal, you can apply to …

The Criminal Cases Review Commission looks into criminal cases where people believe they have been wrongly convicted or wrongly sentenced. These cases are for those who have already lost their appeal.

Jan 28, 2025 · Use the Case Library to browse cases and read summaries of our referrals. To protect the identities of vulnerable individuals, all sexual offence cases, as well as all cases involving children, have been anonymised.

The CCRC was created on 31 March 1997, but our creation stems from Section 8 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1995. We have the power to send or refer a case back to an appeal court if we consider that there is a real possibility the court will quash …

Anyone can apply if they believe they have been wrongly convicted of a criminal offence or wrongly sentenced in a criminal court in England, Wales, or Northern Ireland. You can ask us to look at your conviction, or your sentence, or both. It is a free service and costs nothing to apply.

To help us identify new evidence or legal argument, we can use our special legal powers under section 17 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1995.

Decisions about whether or not cases can be referred are always taken by one or more of our Commissioners who are chosen for their professional experience and ability to make important decisions in complicated matters. Cases are generally passed to …

The Case Review Manager will send your case to an independent decision-making committee. A decision-making committee is made up of at least three Commissioners. If we decide that your case cannot be sent to the appeal court, we will explain the reasons why the Commission cannot send your case for an appeal.

The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has today published its response to the Westminster Commission’s report: “In the Interests of Justice – An inquiry into the Criminal Cases Review Commission”.

Published on 14 November 2024, our latest Annual Report reflects on more than 1,600 people asking for their cases to be reviewed this year, the highest figure since the CCRC was set up.