Question to the Attorney General:

To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussions he has had with the Crown Prosecution Service on cases involving sexual harassment.

I have regular discussions with the Director of Public Prosecutions on a variety of issues

Sexual harassment covers a wide range of conduct. Some cases will meet the threshold for sexual or other offences which are investigated by the police.

When the CPS receives a file from the police it will review the evidence in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors in order to establish if there is a realistic prospect of conviction and that a prosecution is in the public interest. Where both stages of this test are met a prosecution will be brought.