There is “a crisis of public trust” over how the criminal justice system deals with rape and sexual assaults, the Director of Public Prosecutions has said.
Max Hill QC said that victims’ suffering can be made worse by their experiences dealing with the police, prosecutors and courts.
Figures released earlier this year showed that in the 12 months to September 2021, only 1.3 per cent of the 63,136 rape offences recorded by police resulted in a suspect being charged.
