Select Committee · Justice Committee

Leadership of the Criminal Cases Review Commission

Status: Open Opened: 26 Mar 2025 7 recommendations 35 conclusions 1 report
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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
3rd Report - Leadership of the Criminal Cases Review Commis… HC 749 23 May 2025 42 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
22 Conclusion 3rd Report - Leadership of the Criminal… Not Addressed

CCRC leadership underestimates risks and impact of operating without full commissioner quota.

Karen Kneller told us that the “validity of the work of the CCRC or any decision taken is not impacted by commissioner numbers”. We question this assertion. Operating without a full quota of commissioners, in other words ‘short-staffed’, must place pressure on those in position, thereby increasing organisational risk. This …

Government response. The government's response acknowledges general concerns about commissioner recruitment and fees, but does not directly address the committee's specific questioning of the CCRC CEO's assertion or the critique of leadership's seriousness regarding organisational risk due to short-staffing.
Ministry of Justice

Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
29 Apr 2025 Amanda Pearce · Criminal Cases Review Commission, Karen Kneller · Criminal Cases Review Commission View ↗

Correspondence

3 letters
DateDirectionTitle
1 Jul 2025 Correspondence from the Lord Chancellor, dated 28 June 2025: Terms of Reference…
21 May 2025 Correspondence to Karen Kneller, Chief Executive of the Criminal Cases Review C…
13 May 2025 Correspondence from Karen Kneller, Chief Executive of the Criminal Cases Review…