Ministry of Justice written question – answered at on 29 April 2024.
Helen Morgan
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Levelling up, Housing and Communities), Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Local Government)
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions under joint enterprise legislation have been successfully overturned on appeal.
Laura Farris
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Ministry of Justice and Home Office)
The Ministry of Justice does not currently collate data on whether a prosecution or conviction relied on the doctrine of joint enterprise or whether an appeal in such a case resulted in the conviction being quashed or the sentence changed.
The Crown Prosecution Service has recently updated their case management system to enable better tracking of homicide and attempted homicide cases involving joint enterprise.
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No3 people think not
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