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.
House of Commons
Richard TiceReform UK
12 September 2025
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This bill would let the general public petition the Criminal Cases Review Commission to re-examine sentences they believe are unfairly harsh or too lenient. It sets out how such petitions would be reviewed and when a case might be referred to higher courts, such as the Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court, along with related provisions.
The bill is at the Second Reading stage in the Commons. After this, it would move to committee and subsequent readings as part of the normal passage through Parliament.
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12 Sept 2025
Order for Second Reading on Friday 12 September, read and discharged.
This is a Private Members' Bill and was introduced to Parliament on Wednesday 25 June under the Ten Minute Rule.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
