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Criminal Cases Review (Public Petition) Bill

A Bill to make provision for the general public to petition the Criminal Cases Review Commission to review sentences that the petitioners believe to be either too harsh or too lenient; to make provision about the review of such sentences; to make provision about the referral of such cases to the Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court; and for connected purposes.

In progress Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)

The story so farThe Criminal Cases Review (Public Petition) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 25 June 2025 by Richard Tice (Reform UK). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.

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Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 25 Jun 2025
  2. 2nd reading Commons Current

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 1 May 2026.