MACP-38 Response Historic AI-assessed

Empower Court of Appeal to permit prosecution after acquittal with fresh evidence.

Recommendation

That consideration should be given to the Court of Appeal being given power to permit prosecution after acquittal where fresh and viable evidence is presented.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
According to the Criminal Justice Act 2003, it reformed the double jeopardy rule, granting the Court of Appeal the power to quash an acquittal and order a retrial for serious offences where new and compelling evidence has emerged. According to the available evidence, this directly addresses the recommendation for permitting prosecution after acquittal under specific conditions.
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Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 Mar 2026
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Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Inquiry Macpherson Inquiry
Report Macpherson Inquiry — Final Report 24 Feb 1999
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Themes & Tags
Police investigation management
Recommendation age 27.1 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates