Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Helen Goodman Excerpts
Tuesday 4th June 2013

(11 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Oliver Heald Portrait The Solicitor-General
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Yes, my hon. Friend makes an important point. The Director of Public Prosecutions has led the training of specialist CPS rape prosecutors, 800 of whom have now been trained, and they have done a wide range of units to ensure that they are fully aware of all the ways that it is necessary to prosecute such cases.

Helen Goodman Portrait Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab)
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Some of the victims are children, and one reason why conviction rates are low is the way in which they are treated during the trial process. It is disgusting that small girls are further abused by grown men, being taunted for hours on end as liars. What will the Solicitor-General do about it?