The Latest Breaking News from The Criminal Cases Review Commission

Letby lost two bids last year to challenge her convictions at the Court of Appeal

Writer, barrister and member of the Criminal Cases Review Commission who investigated claims of miscarriages of justice

Report also criticises compensation system for people wrongly convicted of crimes in England and Wales

Exclusive: Lord Garnier’s comments come after allegations about the ‘absent leadership’ of the Criminal Cases Review Commission

In today’s newsletter: Will the findings of an independent panel give Letby the opportunity for another appeal?

Letby’s case will be reviewed by the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

The Criminal Cases Review Commission received an application from her lawyers on Monday and has already begun looking at the case.

The Criminal Cases Review Commission received an application from child killer’s lawyers on Monday and has already begun looking at the case

The body responsible for investigating miscarriages of justice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has been plunged into crisis. The chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), Helen Pitcher, resigned this month following relentless criticism about the way the commission had handled recent cases.

Exclusive: Man jailed for 17 years for rape he did not commit says CCRC is ‘infected with a culture of denial’

Mr Malkinson had made repeated demands for Helen Pitcher to be fired.