Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission

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Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission

Agency overview
Formed	1999
Type	executive non-departmental public body
Jurisdiction	Scotland
Headquarters	Portland House, 17 Renfield Street, Glasgow, G2 5AH
Minister responsible	Humza Yousaf MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Justice
Agency executives	Jean Couper CBE, Chair Michael Walker, Chief Executive
Parent department	Justice Directorate, Scottish Government
Parent agency	Scottish Government
Key document	Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995
Website	sccrc.org.uk
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The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government, established by the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (as amended by the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997).

The commission has the statutory power to refer cases dealt with on indictment (ie solemn procedure cases) to the High Court of Justiciary. This was extended to include summary cases by Statutory Instrument on 31 March 1999,^[1] immediately before the Commission took up its role in April 1999.

Though funded by the Scottish Government, investigations are carried out independently of Scottish Ministers, with the Commission being accountable to the Scottish Parliament on matters of finance and administration.