Armed Forces: Sexual Offences — Written Question

Question

Suella Braverman

Reform UK — Fareham and Waterlooville

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the operational independence of the Defence Serious Crime Command from the military chain of command, and what steps he is taking to ensure that investigations into sexual assault a

Answer

Louise Sandher-Jones

The Defence Serious Crime Command became operational on 5 December 2022 and since its inception has been independent of the single Service Chains of Command to protect its operational investigative independence. Under Clause 12 of the Armed Forces Bill 20...

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