i) it's not new ii) it's not law, it's guidance iii) it's not specifically rape and sexual offences, it's all crime when it's relevant. Here's the CPS press

i) it's not new ii) it's not law, it's guidance iii) it's not specifically rape and sexual offences, it's all crime when it's relevant. Here's the CPS press release: https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/handing-over-mobile-phone-data-rape-prosecutions https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/handing-over-mobile-phone-da... I agree the press coverage has been terrible.