{"id":"259c0b78-702c-433a-aecb-a3f787ae2fc7","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/20/specialist-courtrooms-to-prioritise-cases-in-england-and-wales","domain":"theguardian.com","outlet":{"name":"The Guardian","country":"GB","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true,"owner":"Guardian Media Group"},"title":"Specialist courtrooms to prioritise rape cases in England and Wales","plainHeadline":"Specialist courtrooms for rape cases to be rolled out across England and Wales","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Specialist courtrooms prioritising rape and serious sexual offence cases will be introduced nationwide.","Each crown court is to have at least one dedicated room within two years.","Trials will be fixed dates rather than floated, reducing delays for victims.","£43m is allocated to a national rape and sexual abuse support fund for two years.","A rape justice taskforce and trauma-informed training for court staff are part of the reform."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-20T21:30:26.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-20T21:49:12.437Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/9c7ed06f-1701-4e39-b0c3-40661185f4a9","storyId":"9c7ed06f-1701-4e39-b0c3-40661185f4a9","image":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/6c463c6aa6acdd0ed4770333f103da83ac48276b/220_0_2471_1977/master/2471.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=eeb0715b20854c648c234a109309b27e","author":"Ben Quinn Political correspondent","dek":"Funding boost for facilities and fixed dates for trials designed to encourage more survivors to come forward"}