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"Reducing delay in the criminal justice system is my absolute highest priority... And it's closely followed by wanting to give better support to victims." Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson tells #R4Today the system 'has got to do better'.

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Isabella 💙💛1 year ago

Just words sadly

Margaret1 year ago

@CPSUK Thank 🙏 you Stephen. As a victim of stalking and sexual and physical assault in which I was almost killed by a police supergrass in Liverpool I was failed by the CPS and Merseyside Police. The assailant walks free.

Sinead1 year ago

@CPSUK If you genuinely want to give victims more support you could start by answering their questions. I have one, I was told after a not guilty verdict in a rape trial that had the jury heard my 999 call 'it would not have assisted them with their verdict ' why not ? I need to know

Sinead1 year ago

The @CPSUK refused to meet me after my abuser was found not guilty 3yrs ago, , they recently admitted that in hindsight they probably should have met with me, so unfortunately I still have unanswered questions . They gaslight and stonewall victims .

Dave Latham 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 #ScumMSM #AllLivesMatter1 year ago

@CPSUK "Do better"???? @CPSUK is a joke, sentencing people that post hurty words on social media years in prison, and only giving an illegal Pakistani immigrant THIRTY weeks for killing a young footballer in an RTC, when said immigrant had no licence or insurance. #TwoTierJustice

MarM1 year ago

If folks got locked up for LONGER they same folks would not be clogging up courts with reoffending a few days AFTER release. Many prisoners now with 100s of convictions it's just a revolving door .. clogging up courts

DUNFO111 year ago

@CPSUK Why haven’t you jailed the Manchester Airport police attackers?

DUNFO111 year ago

@CPSUK Why haven’t you jailed the Manchester Airport police attackers?

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