Home Office C3 Division

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The Home Office C3 Division was a former UK government unit responsible for reviewing potential miscarriages of justice in criminal cases before its functions were taken over by the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

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Home Office C3 Division canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf criminal justice review body ⓘ
government department unit ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
criticisedFor lack of independence from the executive ⓘ
limited investigative powers compared to later bodies ⓘ
decisionMaker Home Secretary ⓘ
dissolvedIn 1997 ⓘ
dissolvedOnEvent establishment of the Criminal Cases Review Commission ⓘ
field criminal justice ⓘ
miscarriages of justice ⓘ
function advise the Home Secretary on the exercise of powers of mercy ⓘ
consider applications from convicted persons claiming wrongful conviction or sentence ⓘ
review alleged miscarriages of justice in criminal cases ⓘ
historicalRole central government mechanism for post-appeal review of criminal convictions ⓘ
jurisdiction England and Wales ⓘ
legalSuccessor Criminal Cases Review Commission ⓘ
location London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
operatedUnder Royal prerogative of mercy ⓘ
partOf Home Office ⓘ
predecessorOf Criminal Cases Review Commission case review system ⓘ
reasonForReplacement need for an independent statutory body to review miscarriages of justice ⓘ
replacedBy Criminal Cases Review Commission ⓘ
reviewProcess internal administrative review of criminal cases ⓘ
reviewScope alleged wrongful convictions ⓘ
alleged wrongful sentences ⓘ
serious criminal convictions ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
subordinateTo Home Secretary ⓘ
supersededBy Criminal Cases Review Commission ⓘ

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Criminal Cases Review Commission → replaced → Home Office C3 Division ⓘ