Overview
- Solicitor General Ellie Reeves said the Crown Prosecution Service will receive the funding over two years to support people who have reported domestic abuse to police.
- The pilot will let victims meet prosecutors before Crown Court trials to ask questions about the process.
- Plans include increasing the number of dedicated domestic abuse victim liaison officers in participating areas.
- The rollout covers Yorkshire and the Humber, Merseyside and Cheshire, and a combined area of Wiltshire, Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight.
- Officials note the approach extends support already available in rape and serious sexual assault cases, with CPS leaders and a Labour MP welcoming the move and citing low prosecution rates.