Welcome to our disclosure wiki
This wiki catalogues empirical evidence relating to inadequate disclosure and wrongful conviction. Inadequate disclosure refers to the situation in evidence that could have helped a defendant was held by the prosecution or police but not handed over to the defence as mandated by the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996, as amended by the Criminal Justice Act 2003.
Disclosure Related Wrongful Convictions in the UK
Total cases:
73
Years lost:
515.83
Average years lost:
7.07
Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
18
Year of crime:
1974
Year of initial conviction:
1974
Year conviction overturned:
1992
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Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
14
Year of crime:
1974
Year of initial conviction:
1975
Year conviction overturned:
1989
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Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
14
Year of crime:
1974
Year of initial conviction:
1975
Year conviction overturned:
1989
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Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
17
Year of crime:
1982
Year of initial conviction:
1984
Year conviction overturned:
2001
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Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
13
Year of crime:
1989
Year of initial conviction:
1990
Year conviction overturned:
2003
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Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
13
Year of crime:
1989
Year of initial conviction:
1990
Year conviction overturned:
2003
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Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
10
Year of crime:
1988
Year of initial conviction:
1990
Year conviction overturned:
2000
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Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
10
Year of crime:
1988
Year of initial conviction:
1990
Year conviction overturned:
2000
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Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
12
Year of crime:
1986
Year of initial conviction:
1991
Year conviction overturned:
2003
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Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
10
Year of crime:
1991
Year of initial conviction:
1992
Year conviction overturned:
2002
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Most serious offence:
Murder
Years in prison:
3
Year of crime:
1996, 1998
Year of initial conviction:
1999
Year conviction overturned:
2003
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Most serious offence:
Robbery / burglary
Years in prison:
3
Year of crime:
2005
Year of initial conviction:
2005
Year conviction overturned:
2008
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Illustrative cases from the UK
Disclosure Literature
| Title | Author(s) | Year | Tag(s) | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culture in criminal procedure reform: Why the revised disclosure scheme cannot work | Hannah Quirk | 2006 | Disclosure | View paper |
| Defence strategies for information deficit: Negotiating the CIPA | Roger Leng | 1997 | Disclosure | View paper |
| Re-evaluating post conviction disclosure | Holly Greenwood and Dennis Eady | 2019 | Disclosure | View paper |
| The law of disclosure: A perennial problem in criminal justice (book) | Ed Johnston and Tom Smith | 2020 | Disclosure | View paper |
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