Written Question·Home Office·UIN 65042
Sexual Offences
Tabled: 4 July 2025
Answered: 9 July 2025
Named DayQuestion
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Labour — Clapham and Brixton Hill
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve the accountability of (a) the Metropolitan Police and (b) other police forces in (i) investigating and (ii) responding to sexual assault cases.
Answer
Jess PhillipsWe expect sexual violence to be treated seriously by all police forces from the point of disclosure, every victim to be treated with dignity and every investigation and prosecution to be conducted thoroughly and professionally.Baroness Casey’s 2023 review...
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