A Bill to amend the Criminal Appeal Act 1995 to make provision about supplementary powers for the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) to secure information from public bodies; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Andy McDonaldLabour (Co-op)
12 May 2016
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This Bill would change how the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) can obtain information from public bodies when reviewing alleged miscarriages of justice. It would give the CCRC new powers to secure information and clarify how it can access documents and data held by public bodies. The aim is to help ensure reviews are thorough and not unduly delayed.
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16 Jul 2015
This Bill has been withdrawn and will make no further progress.
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 16 July 2015. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
