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If one looks at some of the questions one might have on this issue, is the CPS pilot the answer? Does it address this issue? While the pilot is very welcome in giving rise to a scheme that enables VRR to take place before the CPS formally offers no evidence in rape cases, the scheme only applies in rape cases and does not address the broader issue, which is that, save for very early in proceedings, the CPS must offer no evidence to end a prosecution in the Crown Court, which is fatal to the prosecution. One might ask whether the pilot scheme will end if this change is enacted. From what I understand, the pilot rollout would remain unaffected by any change or discontinuance because it is a fundamental part of CPS best practice attempts in relation to rape and sexual offences.