Cross-party campaign led by Harriet Harman and Dame Vera Baird QC calls for change in lawComplainants in rape cases are being subjected to invasive and unfair questioning approximately their sexual history,according to a cross-party campaign supporting tighter restrictions on cross-examination in trials.
Two former Labour solicitor generals, Harriet Harman and Dame Vera Baird QC, or are leading calls for reform of section 41 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999,which they say is deterring women from reporting attacks.
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Source: guardian.co.uk