independent sexual violence advocates work incredibly hard to try to mitigate some of the harms of the criminaljustice system and specialist counselling and other services like rape crisis are incredibly important. however, there are approximately 12,000 people on rape crisis waiting lists currently across england and wales, many of them for counselling and specialist therapy. we know a lot of survivors are reluctant to access therapy prior to court because, number one, the cps guidance around pre trial therapy is not clear, and secondly, evenif therapy is not clear, and secondly, even if they were to access therapy, there is no guarantee of privacy. the current situation is that therapy notes code and are brought into the criminaljustice process. it s an incredibly toxic toxic and harmful environment for people s mental health and well being. ellie mental health and well-being. ellie ball, from mental health and well-being. ellie ball. from the mental health and well being. ellie ba
cases are charged we are seeing repeated cancellations at court, we are seeing court cases that have fixed dates being moved two or three times sometimes. so i don t believe that speedy change is possible but by believe that is imperative we do more than we are doing now because survivors who are trapped in the process, and we support people who have been in this process now for seven years and people who are reporting today, i do not want them to still be trying to pursue justice in seven years time, that would be completely unacceptable. iiirui’iiiiie in seven years time, that would be completely unacceptable. while all this is happening. completely unacceptable. while all this is happening, we completely unacceptable. while all this is happening, we could - completely unacceptable. while all this is happening, we could carry . completely unacceptable. while all| this is happening, we could carry on the discussion about each stage and how claimants are let down. whilst all this
legal advice to be made available to victims and survivors and specialist rape units created in all police forces. the government says there has been a modest increase in the number of charges for rape, but campaigners say more change is needed and fast. it s gone beyond being failed at this stage, they are being harmed by the criminaljustice system and i do not believe that we are on track and i do not believe that what s been outlined by the government is enough to change the situation as it is. and i have real worries for survivors that are caught up in this process for four, five, six, seven years. in a statement, a government spokesperson says, they re clear much more needs to be done and they are recruiting more sexual violence advisers and boosting funding for victim support services by at least £440 million over the next three years. but for survivors of sexual violence, the wait for justice continues for now. lauren moss, bbc news.
he shouldn t be here. but he is there. we used to sit and he used to draw sometimes, this house. we used to say, they re building the roof at the moment. how long does it take to build a roof? he doesn t believe that he s coming home. because it s gone on so long? yeah, he doesn t believe it any more. that must break your heart. yeah. it s a decade since bbc cameras captured the neglect and abuse of people with learning disabilities in winterbourne view. this event prompted the government to set ambitious targets, to move people into real homes with appropriate support. but those targets have been repeatedly missed, and tony is one of 2070 people still detained, 100 of those people, like tony, detained for more than 20 years. it s just appalling. these people are not criminals. they haven t got sentences through the criminaljustice process. they are stuck in services, just as people used to be stuck
ultimately, these settings should not exist. it s just appalling. the people are not criminals. they have not got sentences through the criminaljustice process. they are stuck in services just as people used to be stuck in long stay institutions. nhs england told us they are continuing to work to find the highly specialised support required. the judge has ordered authorities finally find a plan to bring him back to brighton by may next year. tony s wait continues. when we visited tone, when we re leaving, he pushes his face up to the window and watches us till we disappear. i can t look back. what have they done to all of us as a family? they ve destroyed us. oh, dear. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. a review of the way football is governed in england has concluded that an independent regulator