Source · Select Committees · Justice Committee
Recommendation 20
20
Accepted in Part
Include an assessment of CCRC's funding sufficiency and future resource needs in the review.
Conclusion
The forthcoming review should include an assessment of the sufficiency of the Commission’s current level of funding and what resource increases it might need in future years. (Recommendation, Paragraph 71)
Government Response Summary
The government states the interim Chair's review will evaluate the CCRC's value for money within its existing funding envelope, focusing on maximising current resources, and future resource requests will be considered.
Government Response
Accepted in Part
HM Government
Accepted in Part
The terms of reference for the interim Chair’s review specifically include: Funding: To rigorously evaluate whether the CCRC delivers value for money within its existing funding envelope, ensuring that it is utilised efficiently to achieve high-quality outcomes. This assessment will focus on maximising current resources. The Ministry of Justice has increased the CCRC’s budget year on year since 2020-21. The budget for 2025/26 has been set at £10.1 million, an increase of 38% since 2021/22. These budgets are set annually in collaboration with the CCRC, considering the department’s overall settlement. In March 2021 the CCRC had received 1,142 applications in the previous year compared to 1,541 in March 2025, an increase of 34%. While requests for resource increases will be considered in with departmental processes, it is right to expect the CCRC to first utilise all funding which has been made available to it in the most cost-effective way possible to deliver its services on behalf of those that apply.