Question follow-through · 91612

Diplomatic Immunity: Criminal Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many criminal cases were not prosecuted because the offender had diplomatic immunity broken down by nationality from 2015.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 17 Nov 2025
Target answer date: 20 Nov 2025
Answer: 25 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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17 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many criminal cases were not prosecuted because the offender had diplomatic immunity broken down by nationality from 2015.
20 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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25 Nov 2025
Answer published
I refer the Hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement (HCWS1075) made on 19 November 2025 which sets out the serious and significant offences allegedly committed by those with immunity in the UK. We do not share details of individual cases.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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