Alarming drop in domestic abuse charging mirrors justice system treatment of rape
Latest data shows CPS failing to meet its own targets to transform justice outcomes for rape survivors, as charging in domestic abuse cases continues to decline.
MPs call for violence against women and girls to be addressed in the Online Safety Bill
At the Bill’s second reading yesterday, MPs from across the political spectrum called for the new law to protect women and girls’ rights online
Parliamentary report exposes broken justice system for rape survivors
The Home Affairs Committee has today (12th April 2022) published its report on the investigation and prosecution of rape, which has been in sharp decline since 2016. While reported rapes reached an all-time high in the year to September 2021,…
Police and CPS failing rape survivors, inspectorates find
Today (25th February 2022), the HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) and the HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) have published the second and final part of their joint inspection of the investigation and prosecution of…
Highest number of rape and sexual offences on record, while charging plummets
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today (27th January 2022) released its latest crime figures, showing that for the 12-month period ending in September 2021, sexual offences recorded by the police were the highest on record, at 170,973 offences…
Despite commitments to improve, justice system still fails women
The latest data from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) released today (20th January 2022) covers the three-month period of 1st July to 30th September 2021 (quarter 2 of 2021/22). It shows that once again, there has been little if any…
Rape scorecards show broken justice system for rape survivors
The government has today (9th December 2021) released its first set of scorecards showing how each part of the criminal justice system is performing in prosecuting rape, along with a progress update report on performance regarding the rape Review Action…
Improvements in sexual offence prosecutions due to pandemic recovery, but still a long way off target
Ministry of Justice (MoJ) statistics released last week (18th November 2021) showed that for the 12 months ending June 2021, there were increases in prosecutions at magistrates courts as well as increases in convictions for sexual offending compared with the…
Rape Prosecutions: Women’s groups “appalled” at further fall in numbers, and head to Court again against CPS
New CPS rape figures released today show prosecutions have dropped by a third, with the lowest number of convictions on record, and contrary to CPS’ positive claims New figures released today (30 July) by the CPS show once again the…
New ICO Report says consent from rape victims “too difficult” as basis for phone downloads
The Information Commissioner's Office report 'Mobile phone data extraction by police forces in England and Wales' released today (18.06.20). The report finds that "police data extraction practices vary across the country, with excessive amounts of personal data often being extracted,…