The spokesman said that the Crown Office had published the findings of a "landmark review" of the investigation and prosecution of sexual offences, which he said would give victims "increased confidence" in quality of investigation and prosecution.

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The MoJ said it was working with the Home Office and Attorney General's Office, and the review would closely involve the police, Crown Prosecution Service, victims' organisations, the judiciary and the legal community.

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Last month, a national review into police, probation and the Crown Prosecution Service in England and Wales found disability hate crime was often "overlooked" and "under-reported".

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If the Director of Public Prosecutions agrees to a review, it is likely that the Crown Prosecution Service and attorney general's office will decide which types of case come under the microscope.

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Gwent Police hosted a conference last week to raise awareness of disability hate crime, and the Crown Prosecution Service has established independent scrutiny panels to review case files on offences against disabled people.

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In his April 16 column at National Review Online, Andy McCarthy surmises that the suppression of the Holy Land 2.0 prosecution and the absence subsequently of any similar efforts to stop material support for terrorism could have their roots in the President's 2009 paean to Islamists and other Muslims in Cairo.

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He has appointed Alison Levitt, a senior lawyer, to review the evidence and by implication the Met's handling of it for the Crown Prosecution Service.

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