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Sexual Offences: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that military veterans can report sexual abuse to their local police force in the first instance, regardless of where the alleged abuse occurred in the UK.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
2 Jan 2026
Target answer date
6 Jan 2026
Answer
12 Jan 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that military veterans can report sexual abuse to their local police force in the first instance, regardless of where the alleged abuse occurred in the UK.

  2. 6 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    A military veteran may report an alleged sexual offence to either their local police force in the UK or the Defence Serious Crime Command. Where it is an offence that may be dealt with in either the civilian criminal or Service Justice Systems, decisions ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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