Speaking to Sky News, deputy chief constable Maggie Blyth, the first national police lead for violence against women and girls, describes sexual offences and domestic abuse as an 'epidemic' and a 'public health issue'.
13:39The top police officer in charge of combatting violence against women and girls has cast doubt over the government's hopes of halting a collapse in rape prosecutions in the next two years.
But, speaking to Sky News' Beth Rigby Interviews… programme, Ms Blyth failed to state that target would be met. Acknowledging there would be"some difficulties ahead", she added:"It's going to take years to really change our criminal justice system, being realistic."
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