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Backlog of rape and sexual offences in the crown courts is 'totally unacceptable', England’s chief prosecutor says

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New Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson unveils new rape and sexual offence support programme.

New scheme aims to deliver an "improved" CPS that is more "open and empathetic", says Charlotte Caulton-Scott .

On average adult survivors of rape are waiting 710 days from the point of complaint to proceedings being concluded.

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