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Written question asked by Lord James of Blackheath (Conservative) on Wednesday, 12 October 2022, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 26 October 2022. It was answered by Lord Bellamy (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 October 2022 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Criminal Cases Review Commission: Finance

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that the Criminal Cases Review Commission has sufficient resources to speed up its consideration of cases.

Answer

In the last two years, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has increased the Criminal Cases Review Commission’s (CCRC) budget from £6.015m in 2020/21 to £6.998m this year. This represents an increase of £983,000 or 16% of the 2020/21 budget. A capital budget totalling £1.58m has also been provided to improve its infrastructure, so that it can meet its targets on timeliness of case reviews.

The funding allocation to the CCRC is reviewed each year, in consultation with the CCRC itself, as part of setting budgets so the CCRC can continue to carry out its statutory functions effectively.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL2540
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Criminal Cases Review Commission Finance
Link
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