Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 94408
Armed Forces: Personation
Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 3 December 2025
Question
Euan Stainbank
Labour — Falkirk
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-JonesThe 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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