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Disclosure Between All Parties in Criminal Justice System

Thursday 7 July 2022 · 2 questions

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Key points

  • The review of disclosure and amended guidelines were published in May to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in the criminal justice system.
  • The new guidelines include an annex on data protection to ease the handling of digital material by police.
  • The Attorney General expects the guidelines to reduce unnecessary intrusions into victims' private lives and improve victim engagement in the process.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Mike Wood Con Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Justice & Courts
Context

None specified, but it is about improving the efficiency of disclosure between parties in the criminal justice system.

Question

What recent steps she has taken to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of disclosure between all parties in the criminal justice system.

Answer from Suella Braverman

We published the review of disclosure and the amended disclosure guidelines in May to deliver improvements for police, prosecutors and victims of crime. The new guidelines feature an annex on data protection that will ease the burden on police handling of digital material and will leave the police more time to be on the street, fighting and investigating crime.

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Q2 Mike Wood Con Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Crime & Law Enforcement Justice & Courts
Context

Follow-up to the initial question, addressing the impact on CPS decision-making.

Question

What impact does the Attorney General expect her guidelines, published in May, to have on the CPS's decision making and prosecution of sex offences?

Answer from Suella Braverman

My hon. Friend raises a real priority for the Government. These guidelines will mean fewer unnecessary intrusions into a victim's private life and more interactions with victims to help them understand the process. All of this will mean that victims are more engaged, there is less attrition and the process is swifter but just as effective.

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