Rape: Trials

(asked on 5th December 2017) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2017 to Question 9826, what crimes were selected for the sample of case files selected by the CPS to assess the frequency and outcome of applications seeking to introduce into rape proceedings evidence of the complainant's sexual history.


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Dominic Raab
This question was answered on 13th December 2017

The CPS selected case files covering finalised proceedings flagged as ‘rape’ on the Case Management System (CMS). A case will be flagged as ‘rape’ if it is referred to the CPS for a charging decision on one of the following offences:

  • S1 Sexual Offences Act 1956
  • S5 Sexual Offences Act 1956
  • S1 Sexual Offences Act 2003
  • S5 Sexual Offences Act 2003
  • S30(3) Sexual Offences act 2003
  • An attempt to commit any of the above offences under the Criminal Attempts Act 1981
  • Incitement or conspiracy to commit any of the above offences
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