PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Armed Forces: Sexual Offences (19 April 2016)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what data his Department collects on allegations made against service personnel accused of committing (a) sexual assault and (b) rape.
Asked by:
Karl Turner (Independent)
Asked by:
Karl Turner (Independent)
Answer
The Ministry of Defence routinely provides figures about allegations which are handled within each component part of the Service Justice System. This includes cases dealt with by the Service Police, the Service Prosecuting Authority, and the Military Court Service. As we have made very clear during the passage of the Armed Forces Bill 2015-16, we are currently looking at how to improve the way in which we gather and produce such information with the aim of producing an official statistic.
Answered by:
Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative)
25 April 2016
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