Question follow-through · 65389

Veterans: Criminal Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of using National Insurance numbers to proactively identify veterans in the criminal justice system in order to provide them with appropriate support.

answeredLiz Saville RobertsMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
7 Jul 2025
Target answer date
10 Jul 2025
Answer
11 Jul 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 7 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of using National Insurance numbers to proactively identify veterans in the criminal justice system in order to provide them with appropriate support.

  2. 10 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    There is no mechanism for identifying former Armed Forces personnel or any other category of individuals through National Insurance numbers. Those eligible are issued a National Insurance number for the administration of Social Security Benefits, National...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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