§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his timetable for the setting up of a Criminal Cases Review Authority; and what is his estimate of the cost in this financial year and in 1994–95.
§ Mr. MacleanThe Government have accepted the recommendation of the Royal Commission on Criminal Justice for the establishment of a Criminal Cases Review Authority. We have put in hand the detailed preparatory work which will be necessary before the new system can 221W be put into place. At this stage, however, it is not possible to offer a precise timetable for the introduction of the new arrangements.
The costs of a new authority are one of the matters which are still being considered and it would be premature to offer an estimate of the financial resources that might be required in a particular financial year.