Government rejects mandatory specialist rape teams in every force

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Government rejects mandatory specialist rape teams in every force

It has today published its response to the Home Affairs Committee 'Investigation and prosecution of rape' report which was published in April this year.

Date - 25th July 2022
By - Cachella Smith

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The government will not actively encourage forces to have specialist rape teams saying that Chief Constables “remain best placed to make decisions about the local deployment of resources”. It follows a recommendation from the Home...

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