Information for SVA Survivors

The Crown Prosecution Services (CPS) has redesigned their website with improved navigation and clearer layouts, making information easier to find.

On the website landing page, you will find the “Victim and Witness” tab.

You can click onto “Specific information for victims of rape and serious sexual offences”, https://www.cps.gov.uk/information-and-support-victims where you will find the CPS “A guide for victims of rape and serious sexual assault – What happens when a case comes to the CPS” https://www.cps.gov.uk/rape-victims-guide 

The guide provides information on:

• What you need to know first
• What support is available to help you
• How we work  with the Police as they build their case
• How we make a decision on what to do in your case
• After a charge: The first hearing in the magistrates court
• The first hearing in the Crown Cort
• What we need to do before the trial
• Support to give your evidence “special measures”
• What you need to do before the trial
• The trail
• The verdict and sentencing
• After the trail: appeals