Victims of sexual offences face ‘postcode lottery’ with police, says home secretary<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
The home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has said victims of sexual offences face \u201ca postcode lottery\u201d in terms of how the police will deal with their report.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a postcode lottery at the moment if you are a victim in terms of the standard of service you are going to get when your allegation is being investigated by the police and whether that is going to lead to charges ultimately and hopefully a successful prosecution\u201d, Mahmood told Trevor Phillips on Sky News.<\/p>\n
The home secretary was responding to claims from the Institute for Government that currently up to 50 per cent of police officers currently on sexual violence and rape squads are trainees. She said the government plans to get a specialist squad in ever force.<\/p>\n