‘Overwhelming majority’ of rapists going free because of collapse in prosecutions, campaigners warn
Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The End Violence Against Women Coalition accused the CPS of dropping a “merits-based approach” credited with increasing the number of rape prosecutions, but officials said they had not. Harriet Wistrich, director of the Centre for Women’s Justice, said that despite the CPS’ denials she had “no doubt” that there had been a change of approach. open image in gallery The High Court refused permission for a legal challenge against the CPS to go ahead Last week, the Information Commissioner found police were taking “excessive amounts of personal data” from victims’ phones. Senior police officers have accused prosecutors of “raising the bar” of evidence required to take rapists to court, following a 2017 scandal over collapsed cases that sparked an overhaul of evidence disclosure.
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