COURT OF APPEAL CRIMINAL DIVISION: APPEALS

HL Deb 21 February 1994 vol 552 cc40-1WA

Lord Spens

asked Her Majesty's Government;

The number and percentage of successful individual appeals in the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) in the years 1987 to 1993 inclusive, where verdicts have been quashed for whatever reason.

The Lord Chancellor (Lord Mackay of Clashfern)

The number and percentage of successful appeals against conviction to the Court of Appeal Criminal Division in each year since 1987 is as follows:

	Number	Percentage
1987	192	42
1988	223	46
1989	211	46
1990	256	43
1991	269	46
1992	299	44
1993	402	43

The percentage figures are the percentage of successful appeals where leave to appeal was given.

Lord Spens

asked Her Majesty's Government:

The number of successful individual appeals in the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) in the years 1987 to 1993 inclusive, where verdicts have been quashed where forensic or other evidence (not being confession evidence) has been ruled unsafe.

The Lord Chancellor

This information is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Lord Spens

asked Her Majesty's Government:

The number of successful individual appeals in the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) in the years 1987 to 1993 inclusive, where verdicts have been quashed where confession evidence has been ruled unsafe.

The Lord Chancellor

This information is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.