Emily Thornberry – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2014-06-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of alleged (a) rape, (b) sexual assault and (c) domestic violence where the alleged offending took place in the UK were referred to the Services Prosecuting Authority for a charging decision in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012.
Anna Soubry
The information requested is shown in the tables below:
| Referrals to the Service Prosecuting Authority | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| Rape (Including attempted rape) | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| Sexual Assault | 25 | 30 | 12 |
| Domestic Violence | 8 | 7 | 5 |
|
Prosecutions (directions) by the Service Prosecuting Authority |
2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| Rape (Including attempted rape) | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Sexual Assault | 13 | 15 | 9 |
| Domestic Violence | 2 | 4 | 4 |
In any given year the Service Prosecuting Authority will receive referrals which are then directed, disposed of, or tried in the following year, meaning there is no direct correlation between the numbers of cases referred and directed in any one year.
