§ Mr. CorbettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what have been the changes in the last five years for which figures are available for the number of civil servants within his Department working full time on considering new evidence in relation to convictions for serious criminal offences where he has to make a decision on whether to refer such cases to the Court of Appeal.
§ Mr. MacleanI refer the hon. Member to the table:
Staff engaged in considering alleged wrongful convictions and related matters Year Number 1989 18 1990 17 1991 17 1992 20 1993 21