PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Armed Forces: Crimes of Violence (24 June 2014)

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of (a) rape, (b) sexual assault and (c) domestic violence were investigated by each branch of the Armed Forces Police where the alleged offending took place in the UK in each year from 2009 to 2013; and of these, how many were (i) not referred to a prosecutor, (ii) referred to the Crown Prosecution Service and (iii) referred to the Services Prosecution Authority.

Asked by:
Emily Thornberry (Labour)

All allegations of rape, sexual assaults and domestic violence made by members of the Armed Forces are thoroughly investigated by either the civil or Service police, depending upon who has jurisdiction. The tables below show the number of alleged cases of rape and sexual assault (including assault by penetration) that were investigated by each branch of the Service police where the alleged offence took place in the UK in each year from 2009 to 2013; the number not referred to a prosecutor; the number referred to the Service Prosecuting Authority (SPA); and the number still under investigation. The Service police do not refer investigations to the Crown Prosecution Service.

Rape- investigations by the Royal Navy Police (RNP)

Year	Total Investigated by RNP	Total Referred to SPA	Total Not Referred to SPA	Still Under Investigation
2009 (from 1 Nov)	0	0	0	0
2010	2	1	1	0
2011	0	0	0	0
2012	0	0	0	0
2013	1	1	0	0

Sexual Assault (including assault by penetration) Investigations by RNP

Year	Total Investigated by RNP	Total Referred to SPA	Total Not Referred to SPA	Still Under Investigation
2009 (from 1 Nov)	3	2	1	0
2010	1	1	0	0
2011	1	0	1	0
2012	2	0	2	0
2013	7	5	2	0

Rape- investigations by the Royal Military Police (RMP)

Year	Total Investigated by RMP	Total Referred to SPA	Total Not Referred to SPA	Still Under Investigation
2009 (from 1 Nov)	0	0	0	0
2010	2	0	2	0
2011	7	6	1	0
2012	6	4	2	0
2013	9	2	1	6

Sexual Assault (including assault by penetration) Investigations by RMP

Year	Total Investigated by RMP	Total Referred to SPA	Total Not Referred to SPA	Still Under Investigation
2009 (from 1 Nov)	2	1	1	0
2010	26	24	2	0
2011	18	13	5	0
2012	15	10	5	0
2013	25	19	3	3

Rape- investigations by the Royal Air Force Police (RAFP)

Year	Total Investigated by RAFP	Total Referred to SPA	Total Not Referred to SPA	Still Under Investigation
2009 (from 1 Nov)	0	0	0	0
2010	3	1	2	0
2011	3	2	1	0
2012	2	2	0	0
2013	2	1	1	0

Sexual Assault (including assault by penetration) Investigations by RAFP

Year	Total Investigated by RAFP	Total Referred to SPA	Total Not Referred to SPA	Still Under Investigation
2009 (from 1 Nov)	2	0	2	0
2010	8	5	3	0
2011	5	4	1	0
2012	3	3	0	0
2013	3	1	2	0

Note: These tables only detail investigations where the appropriate Service police retained jurisdiction and investigative lead.

Figures relating to Domestic Violence could only be provided at disproportionate costs.

Answered by:
Anna Soubry (The Independent Group for Change)
16 October 2014