3rd Report - Leadership of the Criminal Cases Review Commission

Select Committee
Justice Committee HC 749 23 May 2025
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 42 items (7 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 42 of 42 classified)
Accepted 10
Accepted in Part 2
Acknowledged 14
Deferred 13
Not Addressed 1
Rejected 2
Government response
Leadership of the Criminal Cases Review Commission: Government Response · published 29 Jul 2025
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Recommendations & Conclusions

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22 Conclusion Not Addressed
CCRC leadership underestimates risks and impact of operating without full commissioner quota.
Conclusion
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 Summary
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.
Ministry of Justice
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