§ Lord Hyltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
What criteria have to be satisfied before a retrial can be ordered in a serious criminal case. [HL5194]
§ The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (Baroness Scotland of Asthal)In accordance with the Criminal Appeal Act 1968, a court can only order a retrial in a serious criminal case if (a) it is in the public interest to do so, and (b) the retrial would be conducted without unfairness to, or oppression of, the defendant.