Written question asked by David S Borrow (Labour) on Monday, 26 April 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 29 April 2004. It was answered by Baroness Harman (Labour) on Thursday, 29 April 2004 on behalf of the Solicitor General.

Solicitor-General

Question: To ask the Solicitor General, if she will make a statement on the progress she is making in identifying prosecutions that may be affected by the Appeal Court's judgement in the appeal against the conviction of Angela Cannings. (Failed OPQ)

Answer: Mr. Borrow: To ask the Solicitor-General if she will make a statement on the progress she is making in identifying prosecutions that may be affected by the Appeal Court's judgment in the appeal against the conviction of Angela Cannings. [169202] The Solicitor-General: The process of identifying prosecutions which may be affected by the Appeal Court's judgment in the appeal against conviction of Angela Cannings has been completed. Since the Appeal Court's judgment on 19 January the 300 relevant cases have been identified, of which 86 involve defendants in custody. There are three stages to the review process. To date, 167 cases have been reviewed and I will be in a position to tell the House the outcome of those reviews very shortly. Of the 16 ongoing prosecutions which may have been affected by the Cannings judgment, all have been reviewed and two have been discontinued. A Hampshire case was discontinued before trial and a Coventry case was discontinued before a retrial.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 420 c1224W; 169202
Session: 2003-04
Question not reached: Yes
Subjects: Appeals Convictions Court of Appeal Criminal Cases Review Commission Infanticide Miscarriages of justice Reviews Cot deaths Cannings, Angela
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