Question follow-through · 89978
Armed Forces: Sexual Offences
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of measures to ensure that cases of (a) rape and (b) other serious offences committed in the UK by service personnel are tried in civilian courts.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 11 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 18 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 18 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
11 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of measures to ensure that cases of (a) rape and (b) other serious offences committed in the UK by service personnel are tried in civilian courts.
18 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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18 Nov 2025
Answer published
When deciding whether to prosecute, in the civilian Criminal Justice System or the Service Justice System, an offence committed in the UK by Service persons, prosecutors take into account the victim’s preference. These decisions are made by independent pr...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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