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Justice experts say watchdog lacks forensic expertise for case reviews
The Guardian
|September 08, 2025
The miscarriage of justice watchdog is failing prisoners appealing against wrongful convictions because it does not have forensic expertise and will not engage with third parties who do, experts have claimed.
Advisers to Inside Justice, a miscarriage of justice charity, say that the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) relies on legal professionals without a proper understanding of the science that underpins many convictions and appeals.
Dr Ann Priston, the former president of the Forensic Science Society (now the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences), said: "It's so easy to assume that the science has been correctly applied and correctly interpreted. Knowing who to approach and when in this context is key to this problem and that is where the CCRC fails."
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