Source · Select Committees · Home Affairs Committee
Recommendation 12
12
Accepted
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Provide update on Operation Soteria expansion, outlining participating forces, funding, and future assurances.
Recommendation
In the next Rape Review Progress Update, the Government must provide an update on Operation Soteria, outlining the 14 police forces and corresponding CPS areas that will be taking part next, as well as the funding available for that expansion, and why that is sufficient. The Government must also provide assurances that subsequent stages of the roll-out will receive dedicated funding.
Government Response Summary
The government has accepted the recommendation, committing an additional £5 million this financial year to expand Operation Soteria into 14 more police force and CPS areas, with a new national operating model due in June 2023.
Paragraph Reference:
93
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
We welcome the Committee’s recognition of the importance of key actions from the Rape Review Action Plan, such as Operation Soteria. To build on Operation Soteria’s firm foundations, we will be investing a further £5 million this financial year to continue work in the five pathfinder forces and expand into a further 14 police force areas and their corresponding CPS Areas. This work will culminate in a new national operating model for the investigation of rape cases which will be available from June 2023. Operation Soteria is one of the actions in the Rape Review Action Plan that we will continue to deliver. Our cross-system governance regularly reviews the data from the dashboards and delivery against the Action Plan.