Victims of rape, domestic and sexual abuse will be given immediate access to trained specialists in police control rooms and a dedicated investigative unit in every force under a future Labour government, the party will announce.
Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary, will say on Tuesday that Labour would ensure each police service in England and Wales has a specialist rape and serious sexual offence (RASSO) unit. Control rooms responding to 999 calls will be given a dedicated domestic abuse adviser, she will say.
