VRR Scheme
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/24/006216/G
Version Date: 30/11/2024
The Criminal Justice Department has provided the following information.
The information concerns the victims right to review (VRR) scheme which gives victims the right to ask for a review of a police decision not to charge a suspect.
1: How many victims have made a request to your force to apply the victims right to review scheme after they've reported a crime
a) since the start of the scheme
Since April 2015, Devon & Cornwall Police has received 2093 requests for Victims Right to Review (VRR).
- b) in the last 5 years.
There have been 1223 requests in the last five years. This includes VRR Appeals.
2: How many of those requests under have been granted
a) since the start of the scheme
Of the 2093 requests for VRR to Devon & Cornwall Police since April 2015, a total of 1777 were subject to a review.
The outcomes of the reviews since 2015 are in the table below:
|
|
Outcome |
Number |
|
I |
The original decision to take no further action is upheld. |
1428 |
|
II |
The original decision is overturned, and proceedings are commenced against the suspect, i.e. they are charged/summonsed; |
27 |
|
III |
The original decision is overturned, and the suspect is dealt with by way of an out of court disposal; |
13 |
|
IV |
The original decision is overturned, and the case is referred to the CPS for a charging decision; |
58 |
|
V |
It is determined that further enquires need to be completed before the reviewing officer can make their decision. |
180 |
|
VI |
The original decision is overturned but the case is statute-barred, and proceeding cannot be instigated. |
8 |
|
VII |
Does not fit the criteria for a VRR |
316 |
|
|
Ongoing VRRs |
63 |
- b) in the last 5 years.
Of the 1223 requests for VRRs in the last five years, 1054 were subject to a review.
The outcomes of the reviews in the last five years are in the table below:
|
|
Outcome |
Number |
|
I |
The original decision to take no further action is upheld. |
797 |
|
II |
The original decision is overturned, and proceedings are commenced against the suspect, i.e. they are charged/summonsed; |
15 |
|
III |
The original decision is overturned, and the suspect is dealt with by way of an out of court disposal; |
9 |
|
IV |
The original decision is overturned, and the case is referred to the CPS for a charging decision; |
37 |
|
V |
It is determined that further enquires need to be completed before the reviewing officer can make their decision. |
126 |
|
VI |
The original decision is overturned but the case is statute-barred, and proceeding cannot be instigated. |
7 |
|
VII |
Does not fit the criteria for a VRR |
169 |
|
|
Ongoing VRRs |
63 |