Specialist courtrooms to prioritise rape cases in England and Wales
Funding boost for facilities and fixed dates for trials designed to encourage more survivors to come forward Specialist courtrooms prioritising cases of rape and other serious sex offences are to be introduced across England and Wales, with campaigners welcoming the move as potentially transformative.
The changes, designed to encourage more survivors to come forward, will include the provision of private entrances and waiting rooms, and facilities equipped for recording evidence in advance and observing sentencing remotely.
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