Campaigners have warned that the 'overwhelming majority' of rape suspects walk free because of a collapse in prosecutions in England and Wales. The appeal will examine whether the CPS utilised a secret policy in rape investigations to drop 'weak' cases in order to boost conviction rates. Campaigners have warned that the 'overwhelming majority' of rape suspects walk free as a result of a collapse in prosecutions in England and Wales'This means the overwhelming majority of people committing these serious offences are walking free.' However, the judgment of the High Court was clear: there has been no change of approach in how CPS prosecutes rape. 'The independent inspectorate report on rape found the same, concluding our legal test was correctly applied in 98% of cases they examined.

Source: Daily Mail June 30, 2020 12:18 UTC