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Unlawful changes to rape prosecution policy have led to a shocking and unprecedented decline in the rates of rape offences taken to court, the Court of Appeal has heard.
The End Violence Against Women (EVAW) coalition claims that between 2016 and 2018, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) took a series of actions which changed the way cases of alleged rape and other serious sexual assaults are considered by prosecutors, leading them to become more risk-averse about the cases they prosecute.
The coalition is bringing a legal challenge against the CPS, arguing these actions were unlawful and gave rise to systemic illegality .
Kate Ellis, solicitor for the End Violence Against Women (EVAW) Coalition, outside the Royal Courts of justice in London today
Sgt Christopher James fell from White Lion Hotel, in Upton-upon-Severn, Worcs
Judges found his death could have been prevented by fitting of £7 window catch
His widow, Deborah - a 43-year-old teacher, of Par, Cornwall - sued hotel owners, winning an initial victory at High Court in Bristol in January last year
Ruling was appealed but judges in London today gave Mrs James right to payout