Deka Chambers

David Carrick received 36 life sentences for an ‘unrestrained campaign of rape and abuse of women’. Stephanie Hayward talks to Tom Little KC about the missed warnings, vetting shortcomings and mishandling of misconduct underscoring a culture blind to corruption. Contains references to sexual violence.

Stephanie Hayward interviews Tom Little Q.C about his role leading the prosecution for the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard. A ‘watershed’ moment for policing, Stephanie asks Tom whether the circumstances of this case will increase focus and priority on tackling violence against women and girls. With low rape convictions a priority for the Government, this podcast considers measures that may be taken to improve them, and ultimately whether public trust in policing can be restored. This podcast contains references to sexual violence and sexual assault. The following are referred to in the Podcast, by kind permission: gillen-report-may-2019.pdf (justice-ni.gov.uk) 1 Attitudes to sexual consent Research findings FINAL (endviolenceagainstwomen.org.uk) ‘The trial was worse than the rape’ - BBC News 'Going to get hell for this': Suzie Miller takes us to the messy heart of MeToo in Prima Facie | Theatre | The Guardian