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Armed Forces: Offences against Children

Commons · Question 126809 · Tabled 13 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 20 Apr 2026

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Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Official Statistics: Murder, manslaughter, sexual offences and domestic abuse in the Service Justice System: 2025, published on 26 March 2026, and with reference to the investigations into 1

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Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones, 20 Apr 2026

At the time the data on police investigations was extracted, six investigations had not been referred to the Service Prosecuting Authority, and as at 16 April 2026 none of the other six have been referred. Therefore, none of the 12 suspects have been char...