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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-03-02more like thismore than 2022-03-02
answering body
Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 more like this
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
hansard heading Rape: Prosecutions more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, whether she plans to implement the recommendations from the Criminal Justice Joint Inspection into the police and CPS's response to rape post-charge in full; what her timetable is for implementing those recommendations; and if she will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Hammersmith remove filter
tabling member printed
Andy Slaughter remove filter
uin 133142 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text The CPS has welcomed the recent Criminal Justice Joint Inspection (CJJI) report on how well the criminal justice system serves survivors of rape and has largely accepted all the recommendations within it that relate directly to their work. They will use the report’s findings and recommendations to further inform their response to rape prosecutions and to build on the significant work undertaken so far, which has focussed on the following three main areas of work:<ul><li>better collaboration with the police from the very start of an investigation, taking an offender-centric approach to case-building;</li><li>supporting prosecutors and expanding the size of specialist units so that they are properly resourced to respond to these challenging and complex cases; and</li><li>improving the support given to victims, and recognising the trauma they experience.</li></ul>On the timeframes for implementing the two recommendations relating to communicating with victims, the CPS has already commenced a vital programme of work to improve how they communicate with victims. As part of this, the CPS has commissioned crucial research into victims’ needs to understand what victims need and want, so the CPS can serve them better. This research is part of a fundamental review into how the CPS can improve communication with victims. Although this three-phased programme is underway, the CPS will require time to complete it, to ensure that it fundamentally improves the quality of communication with victims. The CPS’s full response to the report and its recommendations can be found <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/publication/cps-response-criminal-justice-joint-inspection-cjji-how-well-criminal-justice-system" target="_blank">here</a>.
answering member constituency Cheltenham more like this
answering member printed Alex Chalk more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-03-07T09:36:16.207Zmore like thismore than 2022-03-07T09:36:16.207Z
answering member
4481
label Biography information for Alex Chalk more like this
tabling member
1516
label Biography information for Andy Slaughter more like this
1437526
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-03-02more like thismore than 2022-03-02
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Sexual Offences more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government plans to take to ensure that all police forces in England contain a dedicated rape and serious sexual offences unit; and what estimate he has made of how quickly those units could be established in all forces. more like this
tabling member constituency Hammersmith remove filter
tabling member printed
Andy Slaughter remove filter
uin 133143 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>We recognise that having police officers with the right skills is critical in ensuring rape and sexual offences cases are managed appropriately and effectively. We are supporting the police to ensure this is the case through:</p><ul><li>funding Operation Soteria, which includes reviewing the learning and development offer to officers and sharing learning nationally;</li><li>supporting the Vulnerability Knowledge and Practice Programme, run by the National Police Chiefs’ Council, which drives improvement in the policing response to all safeguarding crimes (including adult sexual offences); and</li><li>the three-year Spending Review settlement secures an additional £540m for the Police Uplift Programme by 2024/25. This will enable forces to recruit and maintain the full 20,000 officer uplift, delivering on this Government’s commitment to recruit additional officers and keep the public safe.</li></ul><p>The deployment of officers and structure of forces is ultimately an operational matter for Chief Constables as there will be different considerations in different force areas.</p>
answering member constituency Redditch more like this
answering member printed Rachel Maclean more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-03-07T16:47:06.757Zmore like thismore than 2022-03-07T16:47:06.757Z
answering member
4668
label Biography information for Rachel Maclean more like this
tabling member
1516
label Biography information for Andy Slaughter more like this