May. 20 2011
Source Page: Table showing the conviction rate and average custodial sentence length for each type of sexual offence in each region for the years 2005 to 2009. 2 p.Found: , number sentenced, sentence breakdown and average custodial sentence length, by sexual offence type
Mentions:
1: Warinder Juss (Lab - Wolverhampton West) prosecutor in the west midlands dealing with rape and serious sexual offences cases. - Speech Link
2: Warinder Juss (Lab - Wolverhampton West) The Labour election manifesto committed to establishing specialist courts for rape and serious sexual - Speech Link
3: Lucy Rigby (Lab - Northampton North) well as CPS national lead on rape and serious sexual offences, to discuss exactly that. - Speech Link
Nov. 12 2010
Source Page: Providing anonymity to those accused of rape: an assessment of evidence: Ministry of Justice Research Series 20/10. 55 p.Found: Figure 4.3a shows how convictions for rape and other sexual and violent offences have changed over
Mentions:
1: Lord Hogan-Howe (XB - Life peer) The problems of rape investigations, prosecutions and convictions are well known and understood; they - Speech Link
2: Baroness Stedman-Scott (Con - Life peer) The stark reality remains that too many victims of rape and sexual assault in the UK are being denied - Speech Link
3: Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (Lab - Life peer) boys can also be victims of sexual offences, including rape. - Speech Link
Asked by: Preet Kaur Gill (Labour (Co-op) - Birmingham Edgbaston)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to help ensure effective prosecutions in cases of violence against women and girls in Birmingham, Edgbaston constituency.
Answered by Lucy Rigby - Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office)
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a national emergency and through the Safer Streets Mission, this Government will deliver on our ambition to halve VAWG in a decade. A key part will be delivering effective prosecutions, and we continue to see improvements in the prosecution of VAWG offences.
As Solicitor General, I superintend the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), which is continuing to transform its approach to adult rape prosecution through the implementation of its new national operating model, based on robust evidence from Operation Soteria. Through this work, the CPS has seen substantial increases in referral, charge, and prosecution volumes for adult rape.
These improvements have also informed the Domestic Abuse Joint Justice Plan with policing which launched in November 2024. Better partnership with policing has already led to modest initial increases in domestic abuse referrals, setting a strong foundation for future improvements.
To address the increasingly complexity of VAWG offending and the holistic needs of victims, the CPS will also begin implementation of its 2025-30 VAWG strategy this spring. This will ensure prosecutors have the right skills and tools to prosecute VAWG effectively.
I was delighted to give a keynote address at a joint CPS, Home Office, and National Police Chiefs’ Council conference on tackling honour-based abuse held in Birmingham last week. On the same day, I met with the Chief Crown Prosecutor for the West Midlands and the Area’s Victim Liaison Unit and heard directly from CPS staff about the critical work they are doing to prosecute VAWG offences.
In the West Midlands police force area in 2023-24, the CPS prosecuted 1,596 domestic abuse flagged cases (an increase from 1,543 in 2022-23), 135 rape flagged cases (an increase from 108 in 2022-23), and 419 sexual offences (excluding rape flagged) cases (an increase from 295 in 2022-23).
Mentions:
1: Constance, Angela (SNP - Almond Valley) would introduce a sexual offences court.I am, of course, concerned by any rise in the number of new rape - Speech Link
2: Constance, Angela (SNP - Almond Valley) introducing statutory anonymity for victims of sexual offences, and I hope that those measures will - Speech Link
3: Kerr, Liam (Con - North East Scotland) In 2023-24, the median time from offence to verdict for non-historical sexual offences, including rape - Speech Link
4: Constance, Angela (SNP - Almond Valley) offences, which might well result in increasing numbers of prosecutions, and that there is every indication - Speech Link
5: Choudhury, Foysol (Lab - Lothian) Last week, constituents contacted me because they were worried about the risk of rape and sexual assault - Speech Link
Asked by: Joe Morris (Labour - Hexham)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to increase prosecution rates for violence against women and girls in (a) Hexham constituency, (b) Northumberland, (c) Newcastle, (d) the North East, and (e) England.
Answered by Lucy Rigby - Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office)
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a national emergency and through the Safer Streets Mission, this Government has committed to halve VAWG within a decade. A key part will be delivering effective prosecutions.
As Solicitor General, I superintend the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The CPS is continuing to transform its approach to adult rape prosecution through the implementation of their national operating model, based on robust evidence from Operation Soteria, resulting in substantial increases in referral, charge, and prosecution volumes for adult rape.
The Domestic Abuse Joint Justice Plan, launched with policing in November 2024, has also led to better partnership with policing and modest initial increases in domestic abuse referrals, setting a strong foundation for future improvements.
Work has also begun to deliver the CPS’ VAWG Strategy for 2025-30, ensuring prosecutors have the right skills and tools to prosecute VAWG effectively.
In the Northumbria police force area in 2023-24, the CPS prosecuted 1,840 domestic abuse flagged cases (an increase from 1,631 in 2022-23), 124 rape flagged cases (an increase from 86 in 2022-23), and 389 sexual offences (excluding rape flagged) cases (an increase from 375 in 2022-23).
CPS North East (which covers Hexham, Northumberland and Newcastle) was a pilot area for Operation Soteria and early implementors of the rape national model. They are now a pilot area for the Domestic Abuse Joint Justice Plan proactively encouraging collaborative working to improve the quality and timeliness of decision-making in domestic abuse cases.
The same area has also worked closely with local forces to restructure governance structures to drive up performance, including regular scrutiny panels on domestic abuse and rape cases attended by local Independent Sexual Violence Advisers and Independent Domestic Violence Advisors.
Written Evidence Jan. 09 2025
Committee: Public Accounts CommitteeFound: as Rape and Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO) lawyers. 1) Summary of evidence: The evidence found below
Mentions:
1: Shabana Mahmood (Lab - Birmingham Ladywood) , including sexual assault and sexual exploitation, and not be covered. - Speech Link
2: Josh Babarinde (LD - Eastbourne) and other sexual offences a record of their sentencing remarks free of charge. - Speech Link
3: Sarah Olney (LD - Richmond Park) Minister is aware, last week I introduced a Bill to the House that called for the rape and sexual offences - Speech Link
4: Caroline Voaden (LD - South Devon) sexual abuse and rape to move past what has happened? - Speech Link
5: Alex Davies-Jones (Lab - Pontypridd) for sentencing remarks transcripts in cases of rape and serious sexual offences. - Speech Link
Written Evidence Jun. 11 2025
Inquiry: Women in the Armed Forces: Follow-UpFound: Sexual consent and unacceptable sexual behaviour training is delivered to the Junior Soldiers by the