Rape ‘scorecards’ reveal CPS will miss prosecution targets

Police have made progress in increasing rape referrals while charges made by CPS show only slight rise

Rape “scorecards” published for the first time reveal that the Crown Prosecution Service will miss performance targets dictated by the government after a collapse in prosecutions for the crime.

The scorecards, seen as a measure to increase transparency and improve the performance of police and prosecutors, show that while the police have made progress in increasing the number of referrals for rape, the number of charges made by the CPS has only risen slightly.

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