The hearing will consider what issues the inquest will cover and when it will take place. Two hearings were cancelled over the summer and after almost three years her family say vital questions about Gaia’s death - and the adequacy of local support services - remain unanswered.

The National Police Chiefs’ Council has this month issued new forms and guidance, which set out the circumstances in which the police may lawfully ask a victim or witness to provide material from their digital devices in the course of a criminal investigation. The announcement forms part of the settlement of a legal challenge commenced by the Centre for Women’s Justice last year.

Sex offender Christopher Killick was sentenced today to a 30-month community order, a £2,000 fine, and payment of £5,000 in compensation, after pleading guilty last month to illegally filming Emily Hunt naked while she slept.

A historic decision at the Court of Appeal today (30 July) has overturned a High Court decision in March 2020 that women’s groups should not be granted a full judicial review of CPS rape charging policy and practice

New figures released today (30 July) by the CPS show once again the appalling state of affairs for survivors seeking justice after they have been raped – who currently face a 1 in 70 chance of their case being charged

The National Police Chiefs Council are withdrawing the current digital data extraction forms controversially used in rape and sexual offence cases. The announcement follows a legal challenge brought by CWJ last year which argued that the use of these forms was unlawful, discriminatory and led to excessive and intrusive disclosure requests.

Women’s groups write to Justice Secretary enclosing material from landmark judicial review case + report on rape and racism, and urge him to act on CPS failure to prosecute rape as part of system wide fail

“Offenders are getting away with little or no punishment for this terrifying and dangerous offence.”