HL Deb 12 March 2003 vol 645 cc183-4WA
Lord Campbell-Savours

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether Mr Jonathon Davies, a criminal barrister and Crown Court recorder, was consulted during the course of the joint Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate and HM Inspectorate of Constabulary review of rape issues. [HL1452]

The Attorney-General (Lord Goldsmith)

Mr Jonathon Davies was not consulted during the joint inspection of the investigation and prosecution of cases involving allegations of rape conducted by Her Majesty's Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate and Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary. The members of the steering group for the project and the representatives of criminal justice agencies and special interest groups who assisted in the inspection, which included a number of members of the Bar and the judiciary, are listed in Annexes B and D to the inspectorates' report, published in April 2002. The methodology used for the inspection is described in the introductory chapter to the published report.