Exclusive: Independent examination of rape prosecutions hears lawyers are ‘obsessed’ with credibility of victims and use victim-blaming language Analysis: CPS report makes for grim reading …
Senior officers convened in 2013 to hear ‘unbelievably bad’ news about relationshipProsecutors did not hear evidence from victim before deciding not to charge officer for …
Vera Baird calls for therapy notes to be excluded from criminal trials, as they are in Australia New guidance designed to give rape victims confidence …
Vera Baird, victims’ commissioner, says DPP has overseen ‘catastrophic’ period in CPS’s history The director of public prosecutions for England and Wales has been severely …
Six protesters walked free after spending a month underground in front of London station The Crown Prosecution Service has launched a high court challenge to …
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 …