Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many reports of (a) rape, (b) sexual assault with penetration and (c) sexual assault without penetration were recorded by the Service Police in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021 and (iii) 2022.

Defence has made it clear there is zero tolerance to sexual offending. When a person is convicted of a sexual offence their discharge is mandatory.

The requested information is published at the website of the collection of Official Statistics on Murder, Manslaughter and Sexual offences in the Service Justice System: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sexual-offences-in-the-service-justice-system. Worksheet 1 of the associated data tables provides information on Service Police investigations into offences contrary to The Sexual Offences Act 2003, by year, Service Police force responsible for investigating, and investigation outcome.