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 self-linksurface differs
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
surface form: Ministry of Justice (UK)
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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CCRC abbreviation CCRC self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Criminal Cases Review Commission