In the last two years. Now the director of Public Prosecutions, alison saunders, has ordered an urgent review of all rape and serious Sexual Assault cases, and conceded its likely a number will be dropped. Its very apparent that in some cases mistakes have been made that simply shouldnt have been. It is important that when you look at that kind of case that the prosecutors and investigators look at social media traffic, look at Text Messages that have passed between the two individuals, because they can put whats happened in a very significant different light. A National Disclosure Improvement Plan has been published. It includes a review of disclosure training, developing a group of specialists in every police force, and all multimedia evidence to be provided to the defence digitally. Yesterday to are a people trafficking case collapsed because prosecutors failed to disclose Critical Evidence to the defence. Thejudge Critical Evidence to the defence. The judge commanded that an urgent
Promising to help you live longer. Thats in half an hour here on bbc news. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The director of public prosecutions, alison saunders, has said all current rape and serious Sexual Assault cases in england and wales are to be reviewed as a matter of urgency following the collapse of several recent trials because evidence was not disclosed to defence lawyers. Today the attorney general told the bbc there was no evidence of widespread malpractice or dishonesty in the prosecution system. Our Legal Affairs correspondent, clive coleman, reports. Disclosure of evidence in some recent highly publicised rape cases has gone badly wrong. But how widespread is the problem . In december liam allan was acquitted of six counts of rape and six of Sexual Assault when it emerged evidence on a computer disk which police had examined showed messages from the alleged victim pestering him for casual sex. And the number of prosecutions in england and wales that collapsed bec
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