Commentary on Sections Schedule 27 - Minor and consequential amendments Paragraph 26 - Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (c. 19)
939.The Criminal Appeal Act 1968 sets out a system of appeals against verdicts and sentences in criminal proceedings. Section 44A of the Act provides that, where the appellant or potential appellant has died, the appeal may be begun or continued by a person approved by the Court of Appeal. Such approval may be given to the deceased’s widow or widower, without their needing to show a substantial financial or other interest in the determination of the appeal. Paragraph 26 allows approval to be given to a surviving civil partner in the same way.