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171789

registered interest
date	02/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the reporting protocols are for allegations of child abuse in the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	219605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>This Government is determined to tackle child abuse in whatever form it occurs, including in the Armed Forces. If a Commanding Officer (CO) is made aware of an allegation against a person subject to Service law or a civilian subject to Service discipline, or circumstances contained within the Armed Forces Act 2006, Schedule 2 (which includes the offence under Section 1 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 and child sex offences under the Sexual Offences Act 2003) he must as soon as reasonably practicable ensure that the Service Police are made aware of the matter.</p><p>If an allegation does not fall within Schedule 2, the Commanding Officer is still under a statutory obligation to ensure that the matter is investigated in such a way and to such an extent as is appropriate or to ensure that, as soon as practicable, the Service Police are aware of the matter.</p><p>Any individual who is concerned about the safety of a child should contact either the Service or Civilian Police Forces.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/01/2015 17:25:09 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 37752 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

171790

registered interest
date	02/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many allegations of (a) rape, (b) sexual assault and (c) domestic violence were made to the (i) Royal Military Police, (ii) Royal Naval Police and (iii) Royal Air Force Police in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	219607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>All allegations of rape, sexual assault and domestic violence made by or against members of the Armed Forces are taken very seriously by the Ministry of Defence. An investigation may be conducted by either the civil or Service police.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The tables below show the number of alleged cases of rape and sexual assault (including assault by penetration) that were investigated, or where the investigation is still ongoing, by each branch of the Service police in each year from 2010 to 2014.</p><p> </p><p>ROYAL NAVY POLICE (RNP) INVESTIGATIONS</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>YEAR</p></td><td><p>RAPE (As defined by schedule one of the Sexual Offences Act 2003)</p></td><td><p>SEXUAL ASSAULT (INCLUDING ASSAULT BY PENETRATION</p><p>(As defined by schedule two &amp; three of the Sexual Offences Act 2003)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>ROYAL MILITARY POLICE (RMP) INVESTIGATIONS</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>YEAR</p></td><td><p>RAPE(As defined by section one of the Sexual Offences Act 2003)</p></td><td><p>SEXUAL ASSAULT (INCLUDING ASSAULT BY PENETRATION</p><p>(As defined by section two &amp; three of the Sexual Offences Act 2003)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>19</p><p> </p></td><td><p>64</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>18</p><p> </p></td><td><p>48</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>22</p><p> </p></td><td><p>36</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>23</p><p> </p></td><td><p>43</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>ROYAL AIR FORCE POLICE INVESTIGATIONS</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>YEAR</p></td><td><p>RAPE(As defined by section one of the Sexual Offences Act 2003)</p></td><td><p>SEXUAL ASSAULT (INCLUDING ASSAULT BY PENETRATION</p><p>(As defined by section two &amp; three of the Sexual Offences Act 2003)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Domestic violence is not a crime classification, but may be recorded under the crime classification of violence, for example battery, assault or grievous bodily harm. For the Service police to establish which offences are as a result of domestic violence would require an individual review of all cases, which could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 02/02/2015 16:23:46 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 37751 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

171791

registered interest
date	02/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the reporting protocols are for allegations of (a) rape, (b) sexual assault and (c) domestic violence in the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	219608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence takes any allegation of rape, sexual assault or domestic violence seriously. Allegations of rape, sexual assault or domestic violence in the Armed Forces can be reported to either the Service or the civilian Police Forces.</p><p>If a Commanding Officer is made aware of an allegation against a person subject to Service law or a civilian subject to Service discipline, or circumstances contained within the Armed Forces Act 2006, Schedule 2 (which includes the offences under Section 1 and 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (rape and assault by penetration)), he must as soon as reasonably practicable ensure that the Service Police are made aware of the matter.</p><p>If the allegation does not fall within Schedule 2, the Commanding Officer is still under a statutory obligation to ensure that the matter is investigated in such a way and to such an extent as is appropriate or ensure that, as soon as practicable, the Service Police are aware of the matter.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/01/2015 17:26:05 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 37748 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

171792

registered interest
date	02/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many allegations of child abuse there have been in the armed forces in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	219606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) holds information about investigations of alleged child abuse where the Service Police had jurisdiction and the investigative lead. Numbers of investigations in each year since 2010 are set out below. Information about allegations that have been investigated by the Home Office Police Forces is not held by the MOD.</p><p>Child abuse is defined here as offences under Section 1 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933, Section 27 of the Offences Against the Persons Act 1861 and any offences within the Sexual Offences Act 2003 where the victim was under 18.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Investigations by the Service Police</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 02/02/2015 16:22:47 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 37747 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

164254

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Health Services: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the quality of NHS care for veterans.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	906188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>The vast majority of Service leavers are fit and well, and no individual injured in the course of their duty leaves the Armed Forces until it is the right thing for them, however long that takes.</p><p /> <p>Veterans with health concerns enjoy the same excellent standard of healthcare from the NHS as other UK citizens, and in line with the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, receive priority treatment for conditions resulting from service, subject to the clinical needs of others.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 24/11/2014 17:31:53 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner