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Sexual Offences: Hospitals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many alleged (a) rapes or (b) sexual assaults have taken place in hospitals since 1 January 2024.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
30 Jan 2025
Target answer date
6 Feb 2025
Answer
10 Feb 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many alleged (a) rapes or (b) sexual assaults have taken place in hospitals since 1 January 2024.

  2. 6 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 10 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to tackling the appalling crimes of rape and sexual assault. NHS England has introduced a comprehensive package of measures to improve sexual safety across the NHS.NHS providers have a mandatory duty to notify the Care Quality ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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