Overview On 17 October 2013, the Crown Prosecution Service (“CPS”) published new guidance on the prosecution of child sexual abuse cases. The DPP said it marks “the biggest shift in attitudes in a generation” in terms of the prosecution of child sexual abuse cases. He also said that it demonstrates that the CPS – and … Continue reading
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Rape and other sexual allegations: The law explained
Big stories in the news recently: Savile, Hall, Le Vell, Harris all give rise to questions about the law in relation to rape and other sexual allegations. The Sexual Offences Handbook contains all the law, practice and procedure from 1957 in relation to alleged sexual offending by and against men, women and children. You can … Continue reading
