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<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>
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