USA: Armed Forces
2026-06-29 · Ministry of Defence · 14519 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the suitability of the process by which US Military Police or the USAF Office of Special investigations can take charge of an investigation involving British civilian victims and US
Answer
The Visiting Forces Act (1952) sets out the legal basis for how jurisdiction for criminal offences is decided between the UK civil authorities and a Visiting Force’s service court martial. This is implemented in practice by the police, the Crown Prosecuti...