Leadership of the Criminal Cases Review Commission

Justice Committee Open Non-inquiry session
Opened: 26 Mar 2025 Parliament page
7 Recommendations
35 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
3 Letters
1 Event
Activity timeline 7 events
29 Jul
2025
Report published
1 Jul
2025
Correspondence
23 May
2025
Report published
21 May
2025
Correspondence
13 May
2025
Correspondence
29 Apr
2025
Oral evidence
29 Apr
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
29 Apr 2025
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Work of the Criminal Cases Review Commission
Amanda Pearce · Criminal Cases Review Commission Karen Kneller · Criminal Cases Review Commission
Title HC No. Published Items Response
3rd Report - Leadership of the Criminal Cases Review Commission HC 749 23 May 2025 42 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
22 Conclusion Not Addressed
3rd Report - Leadership of the Cri…
CCRC leadership underestimates risks and impact of operating without full commissioner quota.
Karen Kneller told us that the “validity of the work of the CCRC or any decision taken is not impacted by commissioner numbers”. We question this assertion. Operating without a full quota of commissioners, in other words ‘short-staffed’, must place … Read more
Government Response
The government's response acknowledges general concerns about commissioner recruitment and fees, but does not directly address the committee's specific questioning of the CCRC CEO's assertion or the critique of leadership's seriousness regarding organisational risk due to short-staffing.
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Government Response AI assessment · 42 of 7 classified
Accepted 10
Accepted in Part 2
Acknowledged 14
Deferred 13
Not Addressed 1
Rejected 2
Total 7 recs + 35 conclusions
Correspondence 3 letters
1 Jul 2025 Correspondence from the Lord Chancellor, dated 28 June 2025: Terms of Reference for the Interim Chair's Review of the Criminal Cases Review Commission
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21 May 2025 Correspondence to Karen Kneller, Chief Executive of the Criminal Cases Review Commission, dated 21 May 2025: Further clarification on 2023/24 'Other Expenditure'
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13 May 2025 Correspondence from Karen Kneller, Chief Executive of the Criminal Cases Review Commission and Amanda Pearce, Casework Operations Director at the Criminal Cases Review Commission, dated 13 May 2025 relating to the oral evidence session held on 29 April 2025
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