The new rules cover indiscriminate access to information including phone data, social media and medical records - but campaigners say the changes could backfire and hand private therapy details to attackers.
Today's new rules from the Attorney General's Office, which oversees prosecutions, aims to stop such indiscriminate searching by requiring investigators to provide a clear written justification for any proposed deep dive into personal information, including records held by others such as therapists.
Campaigners have long wanted to see that stance change - but now they are predicting that the two measures taken together risk back-firing. But EVAW's lawyers say the test in the new rules would mean therapy records could be inspected purely because they might be relevant. "We cannot understand the motive behind a move which will undoubtedly cause significant additional trauma to women and girls going through the courts while deterring others from accessing support.
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