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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

Labour to give police emergency powers to charge domestic abuse suspects

Two women wearing dark jackets sit facing and listening to a woman wearing green with her back to the camera
The shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper (right) and the shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry also aim to improve communication between the CPS and police. Photograph: Lucy North/PA

Six police forces will be given powers to charge domestic abuser suspects without the involvement of the Crown Prosecution Service as part of a series of Labour proposals to solve more crimes announced on Thursday.

A future Keir Starmer government would also give victims in domestic abuse, rape and sexual assault cases the right to have specialist support advisers throughout the criminal justice process and beside them in court.

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