Jeremy Bamber Forum

DNearly half the British workforce work from home, I would say it creates a happier and less stressful employee with higher productivity.  Having an employee work from home lets the CCRC pick the right candidates for the job from all over the UK instead of a drive away to the Birmingham office? 

I don’t agree with you that they do nothing!  They might work really hard for all you know.

What do you think they’re doing? It’s ok for someone without any knowledge to judge, Some are part time, and The average workload of investigators at the troubled miscarriage of justice watchdog has more than doubled since 2010 and, in at least one case, was closer to four times the average, according to new data obtained under a freedom of information request. Fifteen years ago case review managers had on average 12.5 cases; but according to the latest figures from the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), the average caseworker is now managing 25 cases. The highest number of cases allocated to a single worker in January this year was 45. 

The CCRC said that ‘the numbers given alone do not do anything to describe the diverse portfolio case review managers may have – for example, one might have 40 simple cases whereas another might have 12 complex cases resulting in similar workload, but different portfolio sizes’. As of January 2025, the commission has 39 case handlers (including nine part-time) and 50 case reviewers.

It was awful for Andrew and what he went through,  I do agree the CCRC needs an overall, but without the proper funding and the vast increase in Staff, nothing will change. I think it lacks expertise in some important fields, like forensics pathology ETC, which the Guardian touched on,  it’s ok having legal knowledge but I think they should invest more in this area?

You only have to look at Simon Hall, protesting his innocence through a Campaign team, he had a massive Campaign by activists,  the CCRC  referred his case but the Court of Appeal rejected, he later confessed and killed himself. A waste of resources for the CCRC, driven purely by lies,  His case was said to have gravely undermined the claims of many prisoners who claim their innocence and embarrassed miscarriage of justice activists, having proved that they had campaigned for a guilty man.


 you also have to also feel sorry for the victims family having to be put through this sort of thing.  No one ever thinks about these, imagine your family member that’s been killed and there are idiots coming up with nonsense and the distress it causes them.  imagine the family who’s daughter (she was just 13) sexually assaulted by a sex offender and then he appeals his sentence just for face save,  these poor people never get the chance to move on.

The CCRC don't do anything as far as I can see? They just look to reject, they have massive powers which they never use.

They are not fit for purpose and hopefully will be replaced by another organisation soon.