Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 98675

Sexual Offences: Prosecutions

Tabled: 9 December 2025

Answered: 15 December 2025

Question

Helen Maguire

Liberal Democrat — Epsom and Ewell

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will extend Operation Soteria into the Crown Court.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones

Operation Soteria transformed how the police and the Crown Prosecution Service work together to investigate rape cases, promoting partnership working and ensuring a focus on the suspect’s behaviour and evidence, not the victim’s lifestyle, their choices o...

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