Written Question·Home Office·UIN 103488

Sexual Offences: Criminal Investigation

Tabled: 6 January 2026

Answered: 12 January 2026

Named Day

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of setting a 2029 deadline for the establishment of dedicated rape and sexual offence investigation teams on postcode disparities in the investig

Answer

Jess Phillips

Rape and sexual offences are amongst the most harmful crimes in society and can have a devastating impact on victims, their loved ones and our communities. Despite this, we assess only half of police forces in England and Wales have a specialist team to r...

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