Llywydd, as long as rape and sexual violence remain taboo subjects it's much harder, as has been said today, for victims to report. And, when they do, they must be confident that they will be believed, that action will be taken, that their attackers will be held to account. And that's why this debate is so important. Those that commit these crimes must know that they won't get away with it, they will be prosecuted and they will be convicted. But the Director of Public Prosecutions has commissioned a review into the prosecution and conviction of sexual violence offences, and I've written to the DPP strongly welcoming the review, and I'll share my letter with Members, placing it in the Library.

Rape and sexual violence are about power and control, and our communications campaign on coercive control has driven an increase in calls to our Live Fear Free helpline. We've also seen a rise in the number of reports of coercive control across the Welsh police forces since the campaign was launched, and the next phase of the campaign will focus on control and sexual violence. I do thank Jenny Rathbone for speaking up about her experience and for drawing attention to the Q&A session organised by Bethan last week with Sally and David Challen; I hope some of you saw that publicity. As Jenny said, Sally was subjected to coercive control and she spoke up about the need to address this in schools. So, that's why we fund Hafan Cymru to teach about healthy relationships in school, and of course, as has been said, sexuality and relationships will be a cross-cutting area for the new curriculum.

Justice and policing aren't devolved to Wales. However, with crime and justice within my portfolio, I do work with the Welsh police forces on all aspects of crime that affect Welsh citizens, and the policing partnership board I chair brings together police and crime commissioners and chief constables from each of the four forces in Wales on a quarterly basis, and I will be raising concerns from this debate at our next meeting.

I'm glad the motion includes reference to sexual assault support services, and Rhun, you raised this, as indeed did Delyth. I just want to report on progress on this. The NHS is leading a multi-agency review of sexual assault referral centres provision, in collaboration with the police and crime commissioners, police forces and third sector, helping the police take an integrated approach to developing and monitoring service specifications for the procuring of forensic services until a forensic medical examination service can be established. Of course, counselling, as you've said, is critical for victims. It is available from organisations such as New Pathways and Ynys Saff, and directly through health board mental health services. Of course, Delyth Jewell drew attention to the trauma that victims go through, as did Joyce, and I think the issues that Joyce Watson has raised are very important, in terms of access to mobile phones. I was just going to say that I am aware that the CPS has issued guidance that only reasonable lines of inquiry should be followed, to avoid intrusion into witnesses' personal lives. But we know that that hasn't been the case, and we need to see that implemented.

Also, picking up on Joyce's point about children going missing in Wales, certainly the work that the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services is doing on this issue is crucial, and Cardiff University is likely to be working on a 'Keeping Safe?' research report that was published last year. The report of the Commission on Justice in Wales does highlight the fact that some victims of crime feel let down by the criminal justice system. They often lack confidence in the system. They fear the perpetrators. The commission work on this is very important, and we don't want their experiences, obviously, to become public knowledge that means that crimes are under-reported.

Also, the report does refer to our work, the Welsh Government's work, to develop and implement policies to tackle crime, working with both devolved and UK bodies, so, of course, the work we're doing on our Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015 is crucial to that in terms of measuring increasing levels of reporting on abuse and ensuring that we have early interventions, evidence-based intervention, and increasing victim confidence and access to justice.

But the commission is right when it says that more needs to be done to support all victims of crime, and it's telling that the commission's unanimous conclusion, set out in the very first paragraph of its landmark report, is that the people of Wales are being let down by their justice system, and over the last 10 years—and Joyce referred to this—there have been significant cuts to funding across the justice system, including in policing and the Crown Prosecution Service, having a severe impact here in Wales. So, justice should be at the heart of Government and aligned with other policies, particularly those that are devolved to Wales. 

So, once again and finally, I welcome this debate and we will be supporting amendments 4 and 5 as well. The new Cabinet sub-committee on justice, established and chaired by the First Minister, on which I sit, together with the Counsel General and Brexit Minister, will provide strengthened leadership within Welsh Government on justice matters and in discussions with the UK Government. As yet, criminal justice is not devolved. I've highlighted some of the work we're doing in Wales with current powers and responsibilities, but, in line with your motion, I express my sympathy and solidarity with the survivors of rape and sexual assault, and this Government is committed to tackling these appalling crimes and to support victims. Diolch.