Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 9874

Sexual Offences: Cornwall and Devon

Tabled: 17 October 2024
Answered: 23 October 2024
Named Day

Question

Jayne Kirkham

Labour (Co-op)Truro and Falmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to reduce the charge to finalisation rate for (a) rape and (b) sexual offences in (i) Devon and (ii) Cornwall.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones
We recognise that, due to the complex nature of cases, victims and survivors of rape and sexual offences can experience disproportionately long wait times for their trial.To address this, we have committed to fast-tracking rape cases through the courts an...

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