England and Wales to Introduce Specialist Courtrooms for Rape Cases
A funding boost for facilities and fixed trial dates aims to encourage more survivors to come forward.
Specialist courtrooms prioritizing rape and other serious sexual offence cases are set to be introduced across England and Wales, according to The Guardian.
The initiative includes a funding boost for facilities and fixed trial dates, and is designed to encourage more survivors to come forward, The Guardian reported.
Planned changes include private entrances and waiting rooms, along with facilities for recording evidence in advance and observing sentencing remotely. Campaigners have welcomed the move as potentially transformative, according to the report.
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- Specialist courtrooms to prioritise rape cases in England and Wales — The Guardian — World
EGazette summarizes reporting from multiple sources; follow the links for the originals.
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