United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 148521
Armed Forces: Homosexuality
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20 February 2023
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28 February 2023 · Answer
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Defence
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28 February 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 January 2023 to Question 125224 on Armed Forces: Homosexuality, whether his Department is aware of earlier destruction of relevant records.
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20 February 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 January 2023 to Question 125224 on Armed Forces: Homosexuality, whether his Department is aware of earlier destruction of relevant records.
Source: Commons
28 February 2023
Answer
Almost all police investigative records concerning gay and lesbian personnel before 2000 have been destroyed. Service Police investigative records are routinely and lawfully destroyed, in line with data protection legislation and Ministry of Defence (MOD)...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-02-20/148521
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1587154
- uk · wq-1587154 · source updated 28 February 2023