Rape victims to receive better support and fairer trials under new government reforms

Changes to stamp out rape myths and prevent victims dropping out due to trauma at trial

Part of Plan for Change to stand up for victims, restore faith in justice system, and halve violence against women and girls in a decade

Victims of rape and serious sexual violence will receive greater support and will no longer be vilified by previous experiences of sexual violence under government reforms to give survivors a fairer trial.

Abhorrent sexual violence among women and girls remains one of the biggest issues society faces. Yet many brave victims who come forward are far too often accused of lying at trial - retraumatising survivors, increasing the risk of them dropping out of the justice system altoget

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