HC Deb 15 May 2000 vol 350 cc49-50W
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 21 December 2000,Official Report, column 416W, on rape and sexual assault, when the Sexual Offences Review will report; and when the proposals will be published for consultation. [121694]

Mr. Charles Clarke

The sexual offences review has completed its work and reported to Ministers. I hope that its proposals will be published for consultation shortly.

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 21 December 1999,Official Report, column 478W, on rape and sexual assault, what organisations have provided submissions to the Review of Sexual Offences relating to the law and rape including psychological and physical impact of rape on victims. [121695]

Mr. Charles Clarke

The following organisations provided submissions and evidence to the review in relation to the law on rape and sexual assault:

  • Action Concern Empathy
  • University of Cambridge—Institute of Criminology
  • Campaign to End Rape
  • English Collective of Prostitutes
  • Europap
  • Grimsby and Scunthorpe Rape Crisis
  • Harrogate and District Women's Aid
  • Hull Women's Centre
  • Jewish Care
  • ManKind
  • National Association for the Treatment of Offenders
  • University of North London—Child and Women Abuse Studies
  • Nottingham Rape Crisis Centre
  • Rape Crisis Federation of England and Wales
  • Rape Crisis (North Staffordshire)
  • St. Mary's Sexual Assault Referral Centre
  • Sheffield Hallam University—School of Law
  • Soroptimist International
  • South Essex Rape and Incest Crisis Centre
  • Committee of the Joint Council of Stipendiary Magistrates
  • The Suzy Lamplugh Trust
  • University of Teesside—School of Social Sciences
  • The Tizard Centre
  • United Kingdom Men's Movement
  • Women Against Rape
  • Women's Education Partnership
  • Wyre Forest Women's Aid
  • Young Women's Christian Association of Great Britain

In addition the review received many submissions from individuals on the subject of rape and sexual assault.