Written Question·Home Office·UIN 60855

War Memorials: Vandalism

Tabled: 18 June 2025

Answered: 26 June 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent vandalism on war memorials.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson

The Government is committed to protecting war memorials from vandalism and disrespect. Causing criminal damage to such memorials is a serious offence, carrying a maximum sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment.The Crime and Policing Bill introduces an addition...

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