Armed Forces: Sexual Offences
Commons · Question 89978 · Tabled 11 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Darren Paffey
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.
Answer
Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones, 18 Nov 2025
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...