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.
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: