Written Question·Home Office·UIN 101126
Sexual Offences: Criminal Proceedings
Tabled: 17 December 2025
Answered: 12 January 2026
Question
James McMurdock
Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the (a) number and (b) proportion of (i) foreign and (ii) British sex offenders who have claimed ignorance of the law as a defence in each year since 2020.
Answer
Sarah JonesThe Home Office does not hold information on whether foreign or British sex offenders claimed ignorance of the law as a defence.