Case Review Managers x6

Criminal Cases Review Commission

United Kingdom

Remote

Expires: Expiring in less than 2 weeks

Legal

Flexible

£41,305 per year

Job summary

Case Review Managers are responsible for analysing and investigating suspected miscarriages of justice. They manage a demanding portfolio of complex criminal cases and draft reasoned recommendations whether to refer a case for a fresh appeal.

The role is intellectually challenging. Case Review Managers need to be analytical, articulate, resilient and proactive. You must be able to juggle competing priorities, planning your work to ensure each case is investigated properly and takes no longer than reasonably necessary to reach a reliable conclusion.

In return, we offer you a unique and independent perspective on the criminal justice system and criminal cases.

As a Case Review Manager, you need to see the case from all sides – you must be objective and impartial. You will have the opportunity to examine material from the police, the prosecution, the courts and the defence, as well as records from prisons, the NHS and local authorities. Sometimes you will need to interview applicants and witnesses or instruct experts in a range of forensic and scientific disciplines. At other times you will be dealing with emerging developments in the criminal law.

As part of this recruitment, we will be holding a 1-hour Case Review Manager Recruitment webinar on Wednesday 1 April at 10:00am, to help you better understand the role and what we’re looking

for in our ideal candidates. To register your interest in attending, please email the HR team at hr@ccrc.gov.uk. If you have a specific question about the role or recruitment, please include this on your email and we will do our best to answer this on the day. We also encourage all candidates to have a read of our Careers webpages for more information on the Case Review Manager role.

Job description

The purpose of the role is to investigate suspected miscarriages of justice and to recommend whether a case meets the statutory test for referral to the relevant appeal court.

Case Review Managers are responsible for:

Managing a challenging portfolio of complex criminal cases with competing deadlines and priorities, ensuring regular progress of all cases.
Planning and leading the thorough and timely analysis, investigation and review of criminal convictions and sentences, most of which relate to serious offences prosecuted on indictment in the Crown Courts of England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Requiring and reviewing documents and other material from public and private bodies, including investigation, prosecution, court and defence files and highly sensitive and confidential material such as medical records or intelligence.
Applying the law and making objective, evidence-based and well-reasoned recommendations to Commissioners as to whether cases should be referred to the appropriate appeal court.
Drafting accurate, clear and concise Statements of Reasons for decisions whether to refer a case for an appeal, taking account of the communication needs of diverse recipients including unrepresented applicants and the Court of Appeal.
Communicating effectively with applicants, other stakeholders and colleagues in a remote-working environment.

Key Tasks:

Analyse, investigate and review cases, applying the relevant law, policies and guidance, using objectivity and good judgement throughout.
Plan each case, setting out what steps we are taking (or not taking), why, and when we expect realistically to complete our enquiries.
Assimilate and evaluate potentially extensive information and argument relevant to the case, including complex medical or scientific evidence, highly sensitive or confidential material and developing case law and legal arguments, targeting what might make a difference and re-evaluating as necessary during the review.
Identify, and pursue effectively, relevant lines of enquiry including obtaining material from public and private bodies, commissioning expert reports, interviewing applicants witnesses and other relevant parties, and taking witness statements when appropriate.
Work with Commissioners, Group Leaders, the legal and investigation teams and other colleagues for the benefit of case review.
Delegate tasks to interns, administrators and other colleagues where appropriate and actively monitor progress.
Communicate effectively with applicants and potential applicants, their representatives, public and private bodies and individuals associated with the case, taking into account the potentially conflicting needs of those parties and the CCRC.
Ensure compliance with the CCRC’s obligations on disclosure, security and confidentiality of information and under the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime.
Keep up to date with developing law, practice and policy, and take responsibility for their own learning and development and for sharing knowledge with colleagues.
Undertake legal and other research as the case requires.
Make objective, evidence-based and well-reasoned decisions and recommendations on a range of questions relating to the case review process, in line with CCRC policies and procedures and the requirements of the Criminal Appeal Act 1995.
Produce clear and coherent draft Statements of Reasons and supporting documentation to enable Commissioners to make timely, accurate and reliable decisions whether to refer a case to an appellate court.
Present cases to a committee of Commissioners if a referral seems possible or in other appropriate circumstances.
Serve on in-house working groups, draft casework guidance or other CCRC literature, prepare and deliver training to colleagues.
Take calls on the CCRC helpline from potential applicants and others, providing appropriate information to answer the caller’s queries and to enable them to then take the appropriate course of action.

Person specification

Essential criteria:

Lead Essential Criteria: Significant experience within an investigative role within the UK criminal justice system, or a UK legal qualification and experience of/or practice within the UK criminal justice system
Comprehensive experience of leading complex legal or investigative cases, managing multiple lines of enquiry and different cases with competing deadlines and conflicting priorities
Strong analytical and reasoning skills demonstrated by experience of researching and analysing complex legal, factual and evidential issues and data

Please refer to the candidate information pack which contains full details.

Qualifications

Lead Essential Criteria: Significant experience within an investigative role within the UK criminal justice system, or a UK legal qualification and experience of/or practice within the UK criminal justice system

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Making Effective Decisions
Communicating and Influencing
Delivering at Pace
Working Together

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £41,305, Criminal Cases Review Commission contributes £11,966 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

We offer a wide range of benefits, including flexible working options. You can also look forward to:

A Civil Service pension - this will see us making a significant contribution to your pension fund
29 days' annual leave allowance (pro rata), in addition to eight statutory bank holidays and special leave allowance for your birthday
Generous paid maternity, paternity and shared parental leave (SPL), in addition to other enhanced family related policies, which are in excess of the statutory minimum
We have flexible working patterns, including access to a flexible working scheme
We also operate a flexi time system which means you can build up to two additional days off per month
Remote working (anywhere in the UK) - we will supply a laptop and any equipment you don't already have so you can work from home comfortably and safely
Reimbursement for any travel, subsistence, and expenses
3 paid volunteering days per year
Access to retail discounts and a cashback site
Occupational Health Services and an Employee Assistance Programme
Free eye tests and a contribution towards lenses or spectacles for VDU users

To find out more and apply, please visit our website.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

Selection process timeline:

Applications should be submitted via our careers site by no later than 23:55 on 8 April 2026.

Our recruitment is anonymous so instead of CV’s, candidates will need to submit an online application form. It is essential that you give evidence, using examples, of proven experience / competencies when addressing the essential criteria in your application form.

Assessment:

Once the advert has closed, candidates will be invited to complete two online timed ability assessments (Verbal Reasoning and Logical Reasoning). The deadline for completion is 13 April 2026.

Shortlisting:

Those who score highest in the ability tests will then be shortlisted against evidence of meeting the essential criteria as set out in the Person Specification. Shortlisting is expected to be completed by 24 April 2026.

Case Study Exercise:
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to undertake a 70-minute timed Case Study Exercise, where you will be provided with an example case and given time to prepare recommendations. Alongside this, you will also be asked to complete a video screening exercise, where a Behaviour question will be presented and you will have 5 minutes to record your answer. The deadline for the video screening will be 4 May 2026.

Those who pass the written exercise and video screening question will be invited to attend a 35-minute online interview the following day, where you will be asked a series of questions in relation to the written task.

This assessment requires candidates to be available on 2 consecutive days so please ensure you include details in your application form of any dates that you are unavailable. The Case Study Exercise is due to be undertaken between 4 May 2026 to 19 May 2026.

Interview:

Candidates who pass the Case Study Exercise stage will be invited to attend a final interview during25 May 2026 to 5 June 2026, focused on Civil Service Success Profiles Behaviours and Strengths.

Any offers will be subject to successful completion of pre-employment checks including security clearance to CTC (Counter Terrorist Check) level.

One of our HR colleagues will be available to answer any queries you may have throughout the process.

Please note, the above dates are subject to change. It may not be possible to accommodate alternative requests for assessment and interviews. Please refer to candidate pack for the indicative timeline.

As part of our application process, you will be prompted to provide details of any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process that you need. If you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments before applying, please contact the HR team in the first instance.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : CCRC HR Team
Email : hr@ccrc.gov.uk

Salary range

£41,305 per year