Rosemary Ainslie, head of Special Crime at the CPS, said: “The Crown Prosecution Service authorised police to charge Imran Ahmad Khan, MP for Wakefield, with one offence of sexual assault. The charge relates to an allegation of sexual assault in 2008.

New minimum standards for the support of rape and sexual violence victims have today (Friday 18 June) been published by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC).

Foreword by Max Hill QC, Director of Public Prosecutions, and Siobhan Blake, CPS lead for Rape and Serious Sexual Offences prosecutions

This National Framework is for use by the police and CPS across England and Wales. The framework outlines minimum standards on liaising and communicating with Independent Sexual Violence Advisers (ISVAs) and local services supporting victims who work within the criminal justice system context. The framework outlines 11 components under the following three standards: 1. Multi-Agency Partnership Working 2. Effective Processes 3. Supporting victims

Detective Sergeant Benjamin McNish, 30, used his iPhone to take pictures of the woman who was naked in the shower at a flat in Swiss Cottage.

Milton Brown, 67, befriended his 29-year-old victim just as she had finished doing her grocery shopping at a Sainsbury’s in Hackney.

Nigel Clayton, 72, sexually abused his victims between the 1970s up until 2017 in Sutton and Croydon.

The CPS has published refreshed rape and serious sexual offences (RASSO) legal guidance, delivering on our ongoing commitment to make the prosecution of these crimes reflect today’s rapidly changing society.

Two men who sexually abused vulnerable children at an orphanage over 50 years ago have been sentenced today at Newcastle Crown Court.