'We cannot see how these figures show anything but a failure of victims and survivors'
Experts say rape victims have been ‘failed‘ by a system that has seen national detection rates plummet to a new low.
READ MORE: Greater Manchester Police selected to pilot new scheme aimed at 'cracking down' on domestic abuse “Having only just been released from special measures, it’s clear that Greater Manchester Police still have a mountain to climb with regards rape and serious sexual offences,” he says. “I once again invite the chief constable to meet with myself and my amazing colleagues from Greater Manchester Rape Crisis and others within the sexual violence sector to discuss how we move forward.”
Commenting on the national figures, Jayne Butler, CEO of the charity Rape Crisis, says survivors who report rape and sexual assault expect accountability for the perpetrator. “With so many survivors being denied their opportunity to seek justice; it's clear that the system isn't working,” she says. A record 50,000 adult rapes were reported nationally in the 12 months ending March 2022 and police have completed their investigations in just under 40,000 of these cases, the Home Office figures show. Some 988 - 2.5 per cent of cases - resulted in a charge or summons after police finished considering the evidence.
The Home Office is investing £6.5m in Operation Soteria, a project which brings together academics and frontline police officers to develop a new national operating model for the investigation of rape, which will be available to all police forces in England and Wales from June 2023. “Together with the CPS, we have implemented a joint action plan which aims to increase the number of cases being taken to court and the number of offenders being sent to prison. Our plan is wide-ranging, and we are making good progress, but as these latest figures show, there is much more to do.”
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