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Fawcett responds to Cameron's comments on rape anonymity
CAMERON’S COMMENT ON RAPE ANONYMITY: FAWCETT’S RESPONSE
Plans seem based on ‘flimsy ideas, little evidence and perhaps not a small degree of lingering sexist stereotypes’
The Fawcett Society has today responded to the Prime Minister’s comments during Prime Minister’s Questions regards plans to give rape defendants anonymity.
Fawcett Chief Executive, Ceri Goddard, said:
“We welcome the Prime Minister’s clarification that the coalition's proposal to grant anonymity to rape defendants would only apply between arrest and charge.
“Like many others, we were utterly confounded when we thought they actually meant giving full anonymity including through trial - which among other things would mean repeat rapists like the taxi driver John Worboys - were less likely to be caught.
"Even with this clarification we remain concerned that the coalition seems to be singling out a debate on anonymity for the crime of rape - why not other serious crimes? We have also yet to see any evidence that would this mean greater justice for either those accused of or victims of rape.
“This proposal was in neither the Tories nor the Lib Dems manifestos, and seems not only random but an odd choice as a key commitment on rape for a government that says it’s committed to tackling sexual violence against women.
“What are they going to do about what their own Attorney General called "the shockingly low rape conviction rate"? Or the recent recommendations on improving support to rape victims from the cross bencher Baroness Stern?
“So far their plans seem based on flimsy ideas, little evidence and perhaps not a small degree of lingering sexist stereotypes about women who report rape, not on a real commitment to equal justice for women."
ENDS
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