Written questions

Rape: Victims

Commons · Question 79146 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 20 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Pippa Heylings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential risk associated with self-swab rape kits being marketed to the public.

Answer

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 20 Oct 2025

The Ministry of Justice is aware of self-swab kits being marketed to the public as a means of collecting DNA following sexual violence. These kits are in no way associated with any government department or criminal justice agency, or the Government’s wide...