Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Dholakia (Liberal Democrat). It was answered on Monday, 12 March 2007.
Crime: Rape
- Question
- My Lords, at 5.3 per cent, conviction for rape is the lowest in Europe, while Home Office figures show that at least 47,000 women are victims of rape. What is being done to improve the rate of conviction?
- Answer
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My Lords, the noble Lord is right to draw attention to the problem, which I have referred to before, of low reporting and conviction rates. The Government are consulting on possible changes to the law. They are following the recent inspectorate report on rape and are looking to the police and the prosecution service to improve their responses.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 690 c441
- Session
- 2006-07
- Oral question type
- Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- Law Rape Reform Perjury Marchese, Maria Falkowski, Jan
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