The claimant was concerned as to the low and declining rate of prosecution for rape and serious sexual assaults against women as a proportion of allegations made. They complained of a change in policy moving away from a ‘merits based approach’.
Judges:
Lord Burnett of Maldon LCJ, Holroyde, Laing DBE LJJ
Citations:
[2021] EWCA Civ 350
Links:
Statutes:
Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 1
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – B, Regina (on the Application of) v Director of Public Prosecutions and Another Admn 27-Jan-2009
The claimant sought judicial review of the defendant’s decision to discontinue a prosecution, saying that the respondent had failed to consider his duties under the 1995 Act. The prosecution had been discontinued for the victim’s mental instability . .
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Updated: 25 September 2022; Ref: scu.659541