Courts Martial: Sexual Offences
Commons · Question 109706 · Tabled 29 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by James MacCleary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to parts 1 and 2 of the Service Justice System Review, published on 29 March 2018 and 29 March 2019, if he will amend the Armed Forces Bill to exclude rape and sexual assault with penetration from
Answer
Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones, 6 Feb 2026
There are no plans to amend the Armed Forces Bill in the way proposed. There have been significant improvements to investigations, prosecutions and victim support in the Service Justice System since the Lyons Review and the House of Commons’ Defence Commi...