Criminal Cases Review Commission told to urgently improve after Malkinson failings

The UK's Criminal Cases Review Commission—the body responsible for investigating potential wrongful convictions—has been ordered to urgently overhaul its processes. According to The Guardian, a watchdog inspection found the CCRC lacked 'proactive, effective casework quality assurance,' a failure laid bare by the Andrew Malkinson case. Malkinson spent thirteen years in prison for a crime he didn't commit before being exonerated—an ordeal that exposed critical gaps in the Commission's oversight. The inspection, conducted by the chief inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service, stopped short of declaring the CCRC unfit for purpose, but made clear: significant improvements are overdue. For people trapped in the justice system fighting to prove their innocence, every procedural failure can mean years lost.

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