Ministry of Justice written question – answered at on 2 March 2022.
Catherine West
Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will respond to the Westminster Commission on Miscarriages of Justice's report into the Criminal Cases Review Commission, published on 5 March 2021.
James Cartlidge
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Ministry of Justice) , Assistant Whip
On 13 April 2021, Alex Chalk MP, then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, responded to the Westminster Commission on Miscarriages of Justice’s report into the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) at a Westminster Hall debate. During that debate, the Minister noted the CCRC’s good performance, the additional funding provided to it, and the position on the most significant recommendations in the report.
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