PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Sexual Harassment (13 November 2017)
Question Asked
To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussions he has had with the Crown Prosecution Service on cases involving sexual harassment.
Asked by:
Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
I have regular discussions with the Director of Public Prosecutions on a variety of issues
Sexual harassment covers a wide range of conduct. Some cases will meet the threshold for sexual or other offences which are investigated by the police.
When the CPS receives a file from the police it will review the evidence in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors in order to establish if there is a realistic prospect of conviction and that a prosecution is in the public interest. Where both stages of this test are met a prosecution will be brought.
Answered by:
Sir Robert Buckland (Conservative)
16 November 2017
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