Written Question·Home Office·UIN 103491

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, how many police forces operate specialist rape and sexual offence investigation teams; and which forces do not yet have such teams in place.

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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