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star this property date less than 2019-06-03more like thismore than 2019-06-03
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Attorney General remove filter
star this property answering dept id 88 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
star this property hansard heading Sexual Offences: Disclosure of Information remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Attorney General, whether the Sub-Group to the Criminal Justice Board and Review of the Criminal Justice Response to Rape and Serious Sexual Offences plans to make an assessment of the (a) effectiveness and (b) effect on survivors of rape of the legal guidance issued by the CPS on rape and sexual offence in relation to disclosure of medical records and counselling notes. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Brighton, Pavilion more like this
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Caroline Lucas more like this
star this property uin 259168 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-06-12more like thismore than 2019-06-12
star this property answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service is working with the police, government departments and third sector stakeholders on the Government’s review into how the criminal justice system responds to rape and serious sexual offences. The Crown Prosecution Service is committed to working with all involved in the Review, including stakeholders, to identify and address any issues that are identified.</p><p>Complainants are entitled to protection from unnecessary and unjustified invasion of their private lives. CPS guidance is clear that where it is a reasonable line of enquiry in the investigation, the police should obtain complainants’ informed consent to gain access to medical records and counselling notes. Prosecutors will robustly apply the relevant statutory provisions when deciding whether such material should be disclosed to the defence.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Lucy Frazer more like this
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less than 2019-06-12T15:12:37.927Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-12T15:12:37.927Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Caroline Lucas more like this
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star this property date less than 2022-12-14more like thismore than 2022-12-14
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Attorney General remove filter
star this property answering dept id 88 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
star this property hansard heading Sexual Offences: Disclosure of Information remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Attorney General, what steps she is taking to protect the privacy rights of victims of sexual offence cases in a court of law by ensuring the non-disclosure of their counselling records. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Leeds North West more like this
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Alex Sobel more like this
star this property uin 108334 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2022-12-19more like thismore than 2022-12-19
star this property answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The recent review of Disclosure found that too much third-party material, including victims counselling and therapy notes, were being accessed. The revised Attorney General’s Disclosure Guidelines published in May 2022 addressed this and introduced increased privacy protections for victims. Prior written reasons must be recorded before accessing this material, and access can only occur where it is necessary and proportionate. Pre-trial therapy notes will now only be accessed in the rare circumstances that they are absolutely necessary to a reasonable line of inquiry. This ensures significant protections for victims while maintaining a fair trial.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole more like this
star this property answering member printed Michael Tomlinson more like this
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less than 2022-12-19T10:01:06.96Zmore like thismore than 2022-12-19T10:01:06.96Z
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4497
unstar this property label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson more like this
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4658
unstar this property label Biography information for Alex Sobel more like this
1550772
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star this property date less than 2022-12-12more like thismore than 2022-12-12
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Attorney General remove filter
star this property answering dept id 88 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
star this property hansard heading Sexual Offences: Disclosure of Information remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Attorney General, with reference to her Department's policy on allowing the police and Crown Prosecution Service to scrutinise counselling records of victims of sexual violence, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a (a) presumption of non-disclosure and (b) requirement that requests for notes could only be made once a suspect had been arrested and charged. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Leeds North West more like this
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Alex Sobel more like this
star this property uin 108336 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2022-12-19more like thismore than 2022-12-19
star this property answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The requirement to disclose material which might reasonably be considered capable of undermining the case for the prosecution against the accused or of assisting the case for the accused is set by legislation, and not by the Disclosure Guidelines. The revised Attorney General’s Disclosure Guidelines published in May 2022 introduced increased privacy protections for victims in respect of their counselling notes being accessed during the course of a criminal investigation. Prior written reasons must be recorded before accessing counselling notes of victims, and access can only occur where it is necessary and proportionate. The Home Office has also recently concluded a consultation on police requests for personal records (‘third party material’). The response to this consultation and next steps will be published shortly.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole more like this
star this property answering member printed Michael Tomlinson more like this
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less than 2022-12-19T10:19:30.133Zmore like thismore than 2022-12-19T10:19:30.133Z
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4497
unstar this property label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson more like this
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4658
unstar this property label Biography information for Alex Sobel more like this
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star this property date less than 2023-01-24more like thismore than 2023-01-24
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Attorney General remove filter
star this property answering dept id 88 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
star this property hansard heading Sexual Offences: Disclosure of Information remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2022 to Question 108334, on Sexual Offences: Disclosure of Information, and with reference to the revision of the Attorney General’s Disclosure Guidelines published in May 2022, whether her Department will monitor the potential impact on victims of the changes to those guidelines. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Leeds North West more like this
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Alex Sobel more like this
star this property uin 131340 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2023-02-01more like thismore than 2023-02-01
star this property answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The revised Attorney General’s Disclosure Guidelines published in May 2022 introduced increased privacy protections for victims in respect of their counselling notes being accessed during the course of a criminal investigation. Prior written reasons must be recorded before accessing counselling notes of victims, and access can only occur where it is necessary and proportionate. The Attorney General’s Disclosure Guidelines are kept under constant review to ensure they are operating as intended. My officials and I engage with victims’ representatives, as did my predecessor and extensively so during the recent review. I will continue to monitor the effective operation of Disclosure to ensure my guidelines support victims by ensuring the recently introduced robust tests to accessing sensitive material are applied by investigators and prosecutors.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole more like this
star this property answering member printed Michael Tomlinson more like this
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less than 2023-02-01T15:39:18.067Zmore like thismore than 2023-02-01T15:39:18.067Z
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4497
unstar this property label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson more like this
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4658
unstar this property label Biography information for Alex Sobel more like this