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Jan 3, 2024 · The Post Office Horizon scandal, which is the subject of the ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office, is the most widespread miscarriage of justice the CCRC has ever seen and represents the...
- Almost 20% rise in miscarriage of justice claims in the last year
A further seven Post Office Horizon referrals – taking the...
- Almost 20% rise in miscarriage of justice claims in the last year
Alongside the ethical debate on the brutality of capital punishment, another major contributor to the demise of capital punishment in the UK were several high-profile miscarriages of justice that saw innocents accused and sentenced for crimes they didn’t commit.
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Convictions overturned after referral by the CCRC: Arson, Assault with intention to rob, Attempted robbery, Dishonestly making a false representation, Encouraging or assisting offences, False Accounting, False imprisonment, Manslaughter, Murder, Possession of a false passport, Theft, Unlawfully having an offensive weapon, Wounding with intent to ca...
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During 2021/22, the courts quashed 47 convictions against Post Office workers – adding to more convictions that were overturned last year. This constituting the most widespread miscarriage of justice in British history. The convictions related to a variety of offences that were linked to theft and false accounting. The Court accepted that the original prosecutions were founded on the basis that financial information produced by the Horizon computer system was reliable. However, new evidence o...
Stockwell Six
The CCRC has continued its investigations into the historical racist and corrupt practices of former Detective Sergeant Derek Ridgewell of the British Transport Police (BTP) – who fabricated evidence that led to convictions that have lasted long after his death in 1982. After himself being imprisoned for conspiracy to rob, Ridgewell admitted that he had been corrupt while working for BTP. CCRC investigations have determined that Ridgewell would arrest and fabricate confessions from predominan...
Thomas ‘Brian’ Williams – posthumous acquittal
The Shrewsbury 24 were trade union members who were charged with intimidation against non-unionised colleagues following the 1972 building workers’ strike. At trials, 22 of the 24 men were convicted. Following CCRC referral, the Court of Appeal had previously quashed 14 of the convictions on grounds relating to the destruction of witness statements and a failure to disclose this fact. Mr Williams died in 2013, and in September 2021 his daughter-in-law asked the CCRC to posthumously review his...
The CCRC is an independent body set up under the Criminal Appeal Act 1995. It is responsible for independently reviewing suspected and alleged miscarriages of criminal justice in England, Wales and...There are currently 11 Commissioners who bring to the CCRC considerable experience from a wide variety of backgrounds. Commissioners are appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the Prime...The CCRC considers whether, as a result of new evidence or argument, there is a real possibility that the conviction would not be upheld were a reference to be made. New evidence or argument is arg...Jul 30, 2024 · More than 900 sub-postmasters were prosecuted for stealing because of incorrect information from the Horizon computer system. It has been called the UK's most widespread miscarriage of...
Aug 9, 2023 · The Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry and court cases have heard that at least 60 subpostmasters have died without seeing justice or compensation, and at least four took their own lives.
Jul 18, 2023 · A further seven Post Office Horizon referrals – taking the total number to 66 convictions being sent back to the courts, making it the most widespread miscarriage of justice the CCRC has...
Jan 9, 2024 · The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), an independent review body, has described the scandal as “the most widespread miscarriage of justice” it has ever seen. It has also gone on much...
