Police forces to be given powers to charge domestic abuse suspects under Labour
by Nina Lloyd
Mar 21, 2024
3 minutes
Six police forces would be given powers to charge domestic abuse suspects under a Labour government, the party said as it criticised a “breakdown in communication” between prosecutors and officers.
Rape victims would also be offered specialist support advisers to sit alongside them while giving evidence in court under proposals backed by the Opposition to reform the criminal justice system.
The recommendations were made as part of a review by
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