Rape Victims: Disclosure of Evidence

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 4:33 pm on 29 April 2019.

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Photo of Nick Hurd Nick Hurd The Minister of State, Home Department, Minister of State (London) 4:33, 29 April 2019

I believe so. We have to be clear that there is some risk, but there is also a counter-risk, to which my hon. Friend alludes, that continued disclosure failures would lead to more cases, such as that of Liam Allan and others, collapsing at the last moment, which is disastrous for everyone involved. No one should pretend it is easy, but we are very clear, and the House should be very clear, that we need to make material, rapid improvements to the disclosure processes, because they are the heart of the integrity of our criminal justice system.