Charities representing victims in England and Wales talk of dismay at review’s reluctance to speak directly to survivors
A government-led review into the collapse of rape prosecutions in England and Wales has failed to “meaningfully engage” with rape survivors, despite assurances from a minister that they had been consulted, according to groups representing victims.
Earlier this week the policing minister Kit Malthouse told MPs that “of course” survivors had been consulted in response to a question about victim engagement during the review. The debate in parliament was prompted by the Guardian’s revelation on Monday that fewer than one in 60 rape cases recorded by the police last year in England and Wales resulted in a suspect being charged in 2020.
