Mentions:
1: Shabana Mahmood (Lab - Birmingham Ladywood) Jury trials are a pillar of our justice system for the most serious offences, and that will never change - Speech Link
2: Shabana Mahmood (Lab - Birmingham Ladywood) We have ringfenced funding for victims of rape and serious sexual offences, as well as domestic abuse - Speech Link
3: Yasmin Qureshi (Lab - Bolton South and Walkden) Yesterday, the Public Accounts Committee published a report that says that rape and serious sexual offences - Speech Link
4: Shabana Mahmood (Lab - Birmingham Ladywood) Those independent legal advisers will ensure that rape victims’ rights in law are respected and that - Speech Link
5: Dave Robertson (Lab - Lichfield) The worst cases he has raised with me include serious sexual assault and rape cases that have been delayed - Speech Link
Feb. 25 2025
Source Page: Crime and Policing Bill 2025: Impact assessmentsFound: , Sexual offences prevalence and victim characteristics, England and Wales - Office for National Statistics
Feb. 10 2010
Source Page: 15 tables showing convictions for various crimes.Found: Table 1: Number of Persons found Guilty at All Courts for Drug Offences, by Gender and Age Group, from
Mar. 01 2010
Source Page: Tables showing the number of defendants proceeded against, found guilty and sentenced for criminal offences in England and Wales from 1997 to 2008. 15 p.Found: Table 1: Number of Persons found Guilty at All Courts for Drug Offences, by Gender and Age Group, from
Written Evidence Mar. 17 2025
Committee: Public Accounts CommitteeFound: , sexual identity, gender identity, and age.
Mentions:
1: Yvette Cooper (Lab - Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley) Child sexual abuse and exploitation are the most vile and horrific of crimes, involving rape, violence - Speech Link
2: Debbie Abrahams (Lab - Oldham East and Saddleworth) Child sexual exploitation and abuse is a heinous crime. - Speech Link
3: Anna Dixon (Lab - Shipley) I stand with all victims of child sexual exploitation and sexual violence. As the hon. - Speech Link
4: Wendy Morton (Con - Aldridge-Brownhills) abuse, grooming and gang rape. - Speech Link
5: Harpreet Uppal (Lab - Huddersfield) that we support local charities such as the Kirklees rape and sexual abuse centre and the Pennine domestic - Speech Link
Asked by: Andrew Cooper (Labour - Mid Cheshire)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to increase the number of prosecutions for domestic violence; and what steps she plans to take with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that victims of domestic violence receive appropriate support to (a) navigate and (b) have confidence in the criminal justice system.
Answered by Sarah Sackman - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
Strengthening the criminal justice system response to domestic abuse and increasing victim confidence are crucial to achieving this Government’s ambitious commitment to halve violence against women and girls this decade.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) takes prosecuting domestic abuse very seriously and maintains a steady charge rate of over 75% and a conviction rate of approximately 76%.
Next month, in partnership with the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), the CPS will publish a national joint justice plan to transform how cases of domestic abuse are prosecuted and handled. The plan recognises that better communication between the CPS and NPCC improves case outcomes for victims. Additionally, through its Victim Transformation Programme the CPS is improving the service it provides to victims of crime.
The Ministry of Justice provides funding to Police and Crime Commissioners who commission community-based support services for domestic abuse victims and Independent Domestic Violence Advisors. The Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (Act) aims to improve support for victims of domestic abuse by placing a duty on local commissioners in England to collaborate when commissioning services for victims of domestic abuse. The duty will require commissioners to assess the needs of victims of domestic abuse in their area and produce a joint local commissioning strategy. The Act will also improve awareness of and compliance with the Victims’ Code, which supports victims of crime to understand what they can expect from the criminal justice system and sets out the minimum level of service that victims should receive.
The Home Office will also ensure that there are specialist rape and sexual offences teams in every police force and police officers receive stronger training on racism and violence against women and girls.
Mentions:
1: Marie Tidball (Lab - Penistone and Stocksbridge) What steps her Department is taking to support victims of rape and sexual violence. - Speech Link
2: Alison Hume (Lab - Scarborough and Whitby) What steps her Department is taking to support victims of rape and sexual violence. - Speech Link
3: Jayne Kirkham (LAB - Truro and Falmouth) What steps her Department is taking to support victims of rape and sexual violence. - Speech Link
4: Dan Aldridge (Lab - Weston-super-Mare) What steps her Department is taking to support victims of rape and sexual violence. - Speech Link
5: Liz Twist (Lab - Blaydon and Consett) What steps her Department is taking to support victims of rape and sexual violence. - Speech Link
6: Anna Dixon (Lab - Shipley) What steps her Department is taking to support victims of rape and sexual violence. - Speech Link
7: Alex Davies-Jones (Lab - Pontypridd) The Government are deeply committed to supporting victims of rape and sexual violence. - Speech Link
8: Heidi Alexander (Lab - Swindon South) In May, we extended free transcripts of sentencing remarks to victims of rape and serious sexual offences - Speech Link
Found: they derive benefit – just like the prevalence of rape and sexual harassment does.
Mentions:
1: Sarah Sackman (Lab - Finchley and Golders Green) rape and sexual offence teams in every police force. - Speech Link
2: Neil Shastri-Hurst (Con - Solihull West and Shirley) Among the most serious offences involving women and girls are rape and serious sexual offences. - Speech Link
3: Alberto Costa (Con - South Leicestershire) officers investigate rape and serious sexual offences and over the last year we have trained over 4,500 - Speech Link
4: Sarah Dyke (LD - Glastonbury and Somerton) Just one in 83 rape offences recorded by Avon and Somerset Police last year resulted in a charge or court - Speech Link