Louise Ellman – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Ellman on 2015-11-18.

To ask the Attorney General, whether he plans to change the arrangements or level of funding for specialist rape and sexual offence prosecutors; and if he will make a statement.

Robert Buckland

Any consideration of future funding proposals would form part of the Spending Review which will be announced in due course.

However, the CPS has been refocusing its existing resources to support Rape and Serious Sexual Offence (RASSO) units, including through a recruitment exercise to increase the size of the units and an extensive training programme to further support staff within them. The CPS is also working closely with the police through a high-level RASSO Steering Group to further ensure the consistent application of policies, including in relation to the seeking and provision of early investigative advice.