Family court judges could get training on the “appropriate” way to deal with sex assault allegations after a woman complained about one judge’s “outdated views”. The woman has won an
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Barristers have warned that victims are being denied justice as crown courts sit idle due to cuts imposed by the Government. They say trials are being abandoned, cases are being
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Victims of sexual harassment are being urged to share what happened to them under Government plans to strengthen protections for workers. A survey is being held to find out how
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Rape survivors could receive extra help in the Budget, a justice minister has suggested. Chris Philp told MPs he hopes “there is more we can do” in forthcoming spending decisions
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A Cabinet Office investigation into former Welsh secretary Alun Cairns’ knowledge of a collapsed rape trial has been branded a “sham” by the female victim. The MP for the Vale
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Further potential victims of Reynhard Sinaga, the UK’s most prolific serial rapist, have come forward following his sentencing, say police. The Indonesian student was jailed for life with a minimum
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The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) dealt with a record number of online child sexual abuse reports in 2019, as material showing illegal content increased by more than a quarter. Analysts
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Compensation payments for victims of the Windrush scandal are taking too long to be paid, campaigners have claimed as they hit out at the “slow and onerous” Home Office process.
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The Victims’ Commissioner has called on the Prime Minister to urgently launch an independent inquiry after inspectors failed to explain why the number of rape cases prosecutors were bringing to
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Campaigners have hit out at inspectors who found no fault with the way prosecutors were making decisions on bringing rape cases to court despite the number of charges plummeting. Several
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