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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 AI-generated
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.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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The Rape Review Progress Update was published on 16 June, this provides an update on Operation Soteria, including the findings to date and information on expansion to 14 further police forces and corresponding CPS areas. The Home Office is providing £5m this year to support delivery of the Operation Soteria programme, the ultimate aim of which is to develop a national operating model for all police forces by June 2023. There is significant work underway to support all forces to prepare for the new model, including regular learning events and access to tools. Ultimately, whether to adopt the national operating model will be a decision for operationally independent forces. However, we expect that by the time the operating model is available to forces, there will be strong evidence to demonstrate its effectiveness in improving the police’s engagement with victims and criminal justice outcomes. We also expect forces not participating in Operation Soteria continue to engage with the national learning events, so that they stand ready to adopt the model when it becomes available.
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