“What discussions she has had with the Director of Public Prosecutions on the capacity of the CPS to investigate the increase in domestic violence cases during the covid-19 outbreak.”
Asked by
Nick Smith
Answering Minister
the Attorney General
Answer from Hansard
The Solicitor General
One of my priorities as Solicitor General and the priority of the Director for Public Prosecutions, whom I met earlier this week, is tackling the intolerable backlog in our courts and transforming the way in which we support victims of crime. The Prime Minister has set out our plan for change, which will restore confidence in our criminal justice system. We have worked with the CPS to make recent changes to its processes in order to improve communication with victims, strengthen the victims’ right to review scheme, reduce the rates of victim attrition, and reduce delays.