CCRC

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CCRC is the commonly used abbreviation for the Criminal Cases Review Commission, the independent body that investigates potential miscarriages of justice in criminal convictions and sentences.

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CCRC canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf non‑departmental public body ⓘ
public body ⓘ
review commission ⓘ
abbreviation CCRC ⓘ
applicationType applications from convicted persons ⓘ
applications via legal representatives ⓘ
coreFunction refer cases back to the appeal courts ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
employs case review managers ⓘ
commissioners ⓘ
focus miscarriages of justice ⓘ
fundingSource UK government ⓘ
hasCharacteristic impartial ⓘ
independent ⓘ
publicly funded ⓘ
headquartersCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
headquartersLocation Birmingham ⓘ
inception 1997 ⓘ
jurisdiction England and Wales ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
legalBasis Criminal Appeal Act 1995 ⓘ
notJurisdiction Scotland ⓘ
oversightArea criminal appeals system in England and Wales ⓘ
criminal appeals system in Northern Ireland ⓘ
parentOrganization Ministry of Justice (UK) ⓘ
linked to: Ministry of Justice
purpose investigate alleged miscarriages of justice ⓘ
review criminal convictions ⓘ
review criminal sentences ⓘ
recommendsTo Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland ⓘ
Court of Appeal of England and Wales ⓘ
regionServed England ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
requires real possibility test for referral ⓘ
reviews Crown Court cases ⓘ
criminal convictions ⓘ
criminal sentences ⓘ
magistrates’ court cases ⓘ
sector criminal justice ⓘ
standsFor Criminal Cases Review Commission ⓘ
typeOfCase either‑way offences ⓘ
indictable offences ⓘ
summary offences ⓘ
website https://ccrc.gov.uk ⓘ

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Criminal Cases Review Commission → abbreviation → CCRC ⓘ
subject linked to: CCRC