Written Question·Attorney General·UIN 98178

Crime: Victims

Tabled: 8 December 2025
Answered: 12 December 2025

Question

Freddie van Mierlo

Liberal DemocratHenley and Thame

To ask the Solicitor General,?what assessment he has made of the (a) adequacy of the uptake and (b) effectiveness of the Victim Right to Review pilot.

Answer

Ellie Reeves
In June 2025 the CPS began a pilot in the West Midlands which offers victims of rape and serious sexual assault the opportunity to have a separate prosecutor review the case before any final decision is taken to stop the case in court. If that prosecutor ...

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