Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 126810

Armed Forces: Offences against Children

Tabled: 13 April 2026

Answered: 20 April 2026

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Heading 8 entitled Service Prosecuting Authority – Indecent Images of Children in the Official Statistics entitled Murder, manslaughter, sexual offences and domestic abuse in the Service Justice

Answer

Louise Sandher-Jones

The offences related to Indecent Images of Children (s1 of the Protection of Children Act 1978) are listed as Schedule 2 offences within the Armed Forces Act 2006 and therefore cannot be referred to a Commanding Officer (CO) to be dealt with via summary h...

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