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star this property date less than 2022-10-12more like thismore than 2022-10-12
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Ministry of Defence more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Defence more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Defence more like this
star this property hansard heading Armed Forces: Prosecutions remove filter
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on agreeing a protocol for the prosecution of serious crimes in the service justice system where there is concurrent jurisdiction. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Wentworth and Dearne more like this
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John Healey more like this
star this property uin 61738 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2022-10-21more like thismore than 2022-10-21
star this property answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is confident that the Service Justice System is capable of dealing with all offences whatever their seriousness and wherever they occur. Therefore, after further and full consideration of the recommendation made by HH Shaun Lyons in the Service Justice System Review on the jurisdiction for murder, manslaughter and rape offences in the UK, the Secretary of State concluded that the existing principle of full concurrency between the service and civilian jurisdictions should be maintained.</p><p> </p><p>Commencement regulations were made earlier this year, bringing section 7 of the Armed Forces Act 2021 into force in full in England and Wales from 1 May 2022, which allows the independent Service and civilian prosecutors to agree a protocol on handling cases where there is concurrent jurisdiction. Decisions on which jurisdiction should deal with criminal offending by Service personnel will continue to be made by the relevant policing and prosecutorial authorities on a case-by-case basis. Where the prosecutors are unable to resolve a disagreement over handling, the civilian prosecutors will have the final say.</p><p> </p><p>The Director of Service Prosecutions and the civilian prosecutors are currently working on a draft protocol, with consultation to launch shortly after this has been agreed.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Wrexham more like this
star this property answering member printed Sarah Atherton more like this
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less than 2022-10-21T10:20:27.03Zmore like thismore than 2022-10-21T10:20:27.03Z
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star this property label Biography information for Sarah Atherton more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for John Healey more like this
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star this property date less than 2019-09-02more like thismore than 2019-09-02
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Ministry of Defence more like this
star this property answering dept id 11 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Defence more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Defence more like this
star this property hansard heading Armed Forces: Prosecutions remove filter
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library any analysis undertaken by his Department on the effect of proposals in Section 3 Civil litigation longstop of the consultation on Legal Protection for Armed Forces Personnel and Veterans in operations outside of the UK on (a) personnel who experience PTSD in excess of 10 years after their service; and if he will make a statement. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Bridgend more like this
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Mrs Madeleine Moon more like this
star this property uin 284997 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-09-05more like thismore than 2019-09-05
star this property answer text <p>The consultation on Legal Protections for Armed Forces Personnel and Veterans will close on 13 October 2019. The Ministry of Defence will study carefully the responses on its proposals (on a statutory presumption against prosecutions arising from overseas incidents occurring more than 10 years previously; on a partial defence that takes account of the operational context; and on limiting the courts’ discretion to extend the three-year time limit for bringing civil claims for personal injury or death) before deciding how to take these measures forward.</p><p> </p><p>The proposed civil litigation longstop will not preclude Service personnel or civilians deployed on overseas operations from bringing claims in relation to PTSD or other conditions that manifest or are diagnosed more than 10 years after the incident which caused the condition, as section 11 of the Limitation Act calculates time limits from the later of (a) the date on which the cause of action accrued or (b) the date of knowledge.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View more like this
star this property answering member printed Johnny Mercer more like this
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285097 more like this
285226 more like this
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less than 2019-09-05T15:59:09.38Zmore like thisremove minimum value filter
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star this property label Biography information for Johnny Mercer more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon more like this
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star this property date less than 2019-09-03more like thismore than 2019-09-03
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Ministry of Defence more like this
star this property answering dept id 11 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Defence more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Defence more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on introducing a statute of limitations to protect servicemen and women. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency North East Hampshire more like this
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Mr Ranil Jayawardena more like this
star this property uin 286378 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-09-09more like thismore than 2019-09-09
star this property answer text <p>There are regular meetings between Cabinet colleagues to discuss matters relating to the development of legal measures which will provide protection for our Armed Forces and veterans from the threat of re-investigation, and possible prosecution, for events which occurred many years ago.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View more like this
star this property answering member printed Johnny Mercer more like this
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less than 2019-09-09T16:16:14.203Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-09T16:16:14.203Z
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star this property label Biography information for Johnny Mercer more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena more like this
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star this property date less than 2019-10-21more like thismore than 2019-10-21
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Ministry of Defence more like this
star this property answering dept id 11 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Defence more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Defence more like this
star this property hansard heading Armed Forces: Prosecutions remove filter
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star this property question text If he will introduce a statute of limitations to protect servicemen and women from prosecution. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency North East Hampshire more like this
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Mr Ranil Jayawardena more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2019-10-21more like thismore than 2019-10-21
star this property answer text <p>The prosecution of veterans is something that we take very seriously. Our Service personnel are of course subject to the law, but veterans should not have to face repeated investigations many years after the events in question. This is why we have just completed a public consultation on proposed legal protections measures for serving personnel and veterans. Once we have analysed the responses, we will bring forward legislation.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View more like this
star this property answering member printed Johnny Mercer more like this
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less than 2019-10-21T16:42:04.767Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-21T16:42:04.767Z
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star this property label Biography information for Johnny Mercer more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena more like this