The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has redesigned their website with improved navigation and clearer layouts, making information easier to find. This information may be useful for adults that you and your agency support.
On the website landing page, you will find the “Victim and Witness” tab. You can click onto “Specific information for victims of rape and serious sexual offences”, https://www.cps.gov.uk/information-and-support-victims where you will find the CPS “A guide for victims of rape and serious sexual assault – What happens when a case comes to the CPS” https://www.cps.gov.uk/rape-victims-guide. The guide provides information on:
After the trial: appeals
What you need to know first
What support is available to help you
How we work with the Police as they build their case
How we make a decision on what to do in your case
After a charge: The first hearing in the magistrates court
The first hearing in the Crown Cort
What we need to do before the trial
Support to give your evidence “special measures”
What you need to do before the trial
The trial
The verdict and sentencing
