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Home Office vows to act over ‘invasive’ personal record requests in rape cases

Official findings show current system ‘causing delays to investigations and access to justice for victims’

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Rape victims are having “significant” numbers of their personal records “unnecessarily requested” by police, delaying criminal investigations, according to a Home Office report.

The information sometimes requested as part of police inquiries could include medical records, education and council files or therapy notes.

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