Offences against Children: British Nationals Abroad
(asked on 26th January 2023) - View Source
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many registered sex offenders who are UK nationals made requests for consular assistance following their arrest for child sex offences between 2017 and 2022.
Answered by
David Rutley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 1st February 2023
Between 2017 and 2022, 24,864 British nationals sought consular assistance after being arrested or detained overseas. Of these, consular records indicate that in 287 of these cases, the arrest may have been related to a potential child sex offence. These cases include arrests that did not subsequently lead to formal charges, prosecution, or conviction.