A Bill to make provision for the general public to petition the Criminal Cases Review Commission to review sentences that the petitioners believe to be either too harsh or too lenient; to make provision about the review of such sentences; to make provision about the referral of such cases to the Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court; and for connected purposes.
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This bill would let members of the public ask the Criminal Cases Review Commission to look again at prison sentences they believe are too harsh or too lenient. It sets out how such reviews could happen and how cases might be referred to the Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court. The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons and is sponsored by Richard Tice of Reform UK.
The bill has completed its first reading in the Commons and is now at the second reading stage in the Commons.
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25 Jun 2025
The 2024-2026 session of Parliament has come to an end so the House of Commons is now prorogued until the next session begins on 13 May 2026. Prorogation is the formal end to the parliamentary year.
This Bill will therefore make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
