'Sexual offences are abhorrent crimes that have a lasting impact on victims and their families, and cause significant harm in wider society.'
The Public Prosecution Service in Northern Ireland received 600 files for suspected rape offences in the past year.
- The PPS received a total of 1,509 files involving a sexual offence. This was a decrease of 3.8% on 2020/21 . - 1,540 prosecutorial decisions were issued by the PPS in respect of suspects in cases involving sexual offences. The test for prosecution was met in respect of 35.5% of decisions. - A total of 256 defendants were dealt with in the Crown Court in cases involving sexual offences. The overall conviction rate was 72.7%, compared with 71.3% in 2020/21.- A total of 190 defendants were dealt with in the Magistrates' and Youth Courts for a sexual offence during 2021/22. The overall conviction rate was 73.2% compared with 68.0% in 2020/21.
He added: "While we recognise that there is much work still to be done across the system - particularly in respect of delay despite the improvements this year in the time taken to issue decisions - we are encouraged to see signs of gradual and sustained improvements in this bulletin.
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