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Delay on rape charges doubles on Tories' watch
Prosecution service now takes an average of 78 days to make decision
RAPE victims have been subject to “shameful treatment” after statistics revealed yesterday that the time taken to charge rapists has more than doubled in eight years.
The wait between police submitting a rape case to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the decision to charge rose from 32 days in 2010-11 to 78 days in 2017-18.
The statistics, which were shown to Labour after a written parliamentary question from shadow women and equalities minister Gloria De Piero, represent a 140 per cent increase in the time taken to charge rapists.
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