PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Armed Forces: Crimes of Violence (10 June 2014)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of alleged (a) rape, (b) sexual assault and (c) domestic violence where the alleged offending took place in the UK were referred to the Services Prosecuting Authority for a charging decision in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012.
Asked by:
Emily Thornberry (Labour)
Asked by:
Emily Thornberry (Labour)
Answer
The information requested is shown in the tables below:
| Referrals to the Service Prosecuting Authority | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| Rape (Including attempted rape) | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| Sexual Assault | 25 | 30 | 12 |
| Domestic Violence | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Prosecutions (directions) by the Service Prosecuting Authority | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| Rape (Including attempted rape) | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Sexual Assault | 13 | 15 | 9 |
| Domestic Violence | 2 | 4 | 4 |
In any given year the Service Prosecuting Authority will receive referrals which are then directed, disposed of, or tried in the following year, meaning there is no direct correlation between the numbers of cases referred and directed in any one year.
Answered by:
Anna Soubry (The Independent Group for Change)
18 June 2014
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