Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 76881

Double Jeopardy

Tabled: 12 September 2025

Answered: 22 September 2025

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the threshold for reopening cases under the exception to the double jeopardy rule introduced by the Criminal Justice Act 2003.

Answer

Jake Richards

The Government recognises the fundamental importance of the rule against double jeopardy, as well as the need, in exceptional cases, to correct serious miscarriages of justice. The Criminal Justice Act 2003 permits a retrial only in cases involving the mo...

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