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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
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, 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 registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2019-10-21more like thisremove minimum value filter
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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
star this property house id 1 more like this
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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
star this property uin 900016 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 2019-10-21more 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