Fall in rape charges despite rise in reports is ‘creating new victims’
Dame Vera Baird QC warns over failure to prosecute as charge rate drops from 6.8% to 4.2% PA Media Thu 29 Aug 2019 00.01 BST Dame Vera Baird, the victims’ commissioner, called for the government to act quickly in its review of the handling of complaints. The criminal justice system is putting more people at risk by …