United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 126810
Armed Forces: Offences against Children
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13 April 2026
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20 April 2026 · Answer
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Defence
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20 April 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Heading 8 entitled Service Prosecuting Authority – Indecent Images of Children in the Official Statistics entitled Murder, manslaughter, sexual offences and domestic abuse in the Service Justice
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13 April 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Heading 8 entitled Service Prosecuting Authority – Indecent Images of Children in the Official Statistics entitled Murder, manslaughter, sexual offences and domestic abuse in the Service Justice
Source: Commons
20 April 2026
Answer
The offences related to Indecent Images of Children (s1 of the Protection of Children Act 1978) are listed as Schedule 2 offences within the Armed Forces Act 2006 and therefore cannot be referred to a Commanding Officer (CO) to be dealt with via summary h...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-04-13/126810
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1898815
- uk · wq-1898815 · source updated 20 April 2026