Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 94408

Armed Forces: Personation

Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 3 December 2025

Question

Euan Stainbank

LabourFalkirk

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing offences for impersonating serving armed forces personnel or veterans.

Answer

Louise Sandher-Jones
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has made no assessment of introducing new offences for impersonating Armed Forces personnel or Veterans and has no current plans to consider criminalising such impersonation, given that existing measures already apply in cert...

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