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>There has been a "completely unacceptable" collapse in rape prosecutions in England and Wales despite a record number of cases, MPs say.
>Police in England and Wales recorded 67,125 rape offences in the year to December 2021 - the highest recorded annual figure to date.
>In 2020-21 there were just 1,557 prosecutions, compared with 2,102 in the previous 12 months.
>In June 2021, then Justice Secretary Robert Buckland was asked whether government cuts were a factor in low prosecution rates.
>Over the past four years, rape prosecutions in England and Wales have fallen by 70%.
>CPS staff numbers fell too:

In 2010/11, there were 8,094 full-time equivalent CPS staff in post
In 2020/21 there were 5,419 full-time equivalent CPS staff in post
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