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RAPE victims have been subject to “shameful treatment” after statistics revealed yesterday that the time taken to charge rapists has more than doubled in eight years.
The wait between police submitting a rape case to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the decision to charge rose from 32 days in 2010-11 to 78 days in 2017-18.
The statistics, which were shown to Labour after a written parliamentary question from shadow women and equalities minister Gloria De Piero, represent a 140 per cent increase in the time taken to charge rapists.
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ANNA FISHER explores what would it mean for women’s equality and public safety if Britain embraces full commercialisation of the sex trade
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the government’s proposals to further limit the right of citizens to trial by jury
