Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 14519

USA: Armed Forces

Tabled: 30 June 2026

Answered: 17 July 2026

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the suitability of the process by which US Military Police or the USAF Office of Special investigations can take charge of an investigation involving British civilian victims and US

Answer

Mr Calvin Bailey

The Visiting Forces Act (1952) sets out the legal basis for how jurisdiction for criminal offences is decided between the UK civil authorities and a Visiting Force’s service court martial. This is implemented in practice by the police, the Crown Prosecuti...

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