Sex offence victims most likely to seek reasons for lack of prosecution

People who report being a victim of a sex offences are most likely to seek reasons from the Director of Public Prosecutions as to why nobody was prosecuted for the crimes against them.

They are also most likely to seek a review of the decision not to prosecute although the percentage of cases were a decision is overturned following a review is tiny in all types of crime.

Under new victims’ rights introduced two years ago, anyone who has suffered because of a crime where an investigation results in a file going to the DPP but no prosecution results, is entitled to find out why and to have a review if the reasons are unsatisfactory to them.