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That work is on-going; it is definitely happening now?

I have one more question. In the previous parliamentary session, legislation was passed to introduce domestic abuse protection orders to remove alleged perpetrators from the home. Will you give us an update on the progress of that? That legislation must significantly impact what you do, and at the time it was seen as being ground breaking.

Thank you.

We have rarely heard that in evidence sessions.

We have heard in previous sessions about the lack of transparency with the not proven verdict, in that the complainer does not know how many people on the jury thought that and how many did not. That is another aspect of the complainer feeling let down.

Good morning, panel. I would like to go back to something that Ronnie Renucci said that, I think, will be very offensive to rape victims. You said that we were talking about sexual intercourse: in fact, it is sexual violence. I am sure that you did not mean it in that sense, but I just wanted to clarify that with you and give you the opportunity to retract it.

Thank you.

Okay. It was just the term that you used. I wanted to give you the chance to explain what you have just explained.

Finally, is everyone in favour of legal representation for victims?

Thank you.