Rape: Trials

(asked on 20th February 2017) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information her Department holds on the number of victims of rape who appeared at Crown Courts in England and Wales and were asked about their sexual history by lawyers for the defence.


Answered by
Phillip Lee Portrait
Phillip Lee
This question was answered on 27th February 2017

The Attorney General and Justice Secretary are looking at how section 41 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 is working in practice. This includes examining the original policy intent of the legislation, its implementation and how it is currently operating.

The Ministry of Justice does not collect data on the number of victims of rape who appeared at Crown Courts in England and Wales and were asked about their sexual history by lawyers for the defence.

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