Sexual offences and domestic abuse in 2022 by regiment
Dear Ministry of Defence,
I seek information relating to your recently published 'Murder, manslaughter, sexual offences and domestic abuse in the Service Justice System: 2022'
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics...
1. Please break down by regiment the following three figures [1], [2] and [3] contained in the data tables.
'Offences Contrary To The Sexual Offences Act 2003 with cases referred to the Service Prosecuting Authority by service and referral outcome'
Table 19: Referrals received by service
Army - all 2022 - 153 [1]
Table 20: Cases charged by service
Army - all 2022 - 58 [2]
Table 24: Guilty defendants 2022
Army - 28 (column J) [3]
Your annual publication includes this:
'10. Domestic Abuse
There were 33 investigations of 34 suspects regarding domestic violence. Of those investigations, 35% related to suspected battery. The remainder of cases include a range of suspected offences including cases where there was no application of physical violence (for example, coercive behaviour or false imprisonment). Of these cases, 15 were referred, 10 were not referred and eight are still under investigation.
There were 38 reported victims, the majority of whom were female. Three were in the Royal Navy/Royal Marines, 13 in the Army, 12 in the RAF and 10 were civilians. There may be more than one victim per case.'
2. Please break down the figure of 13 by regiment.
Yours faithfully,
J Roberts
Good afternoon,
I am writing to let you know that unfortunately I am not able to meet the
deadline for a response to your Freedom of Information request in which
you asked for:
I seek information relating to your recently published 'Murder,
manslaughter, sexual offences and domestic abuse in the Service Justice
System: 2022'
[1]https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
1. Please break down by regiment the following three figures [1], [2] and
[3] contained in the data tables.
'Offences Contrary To The Sexual Offences Act 2003 with cases referred to
the Service Prosecuting Authority by service and referral outcome'
Table 19: Referrals received by service
Army - all 2022 - 153 [1]
Table 20: Cases charged by service
Army - all 2022 - 58 [2]
Table 24: Guilty defendants 2022
Army - 28 (column J) [3]
Your annual publication includes this:
'10. Domestic Abuse
There were 33 investigations of 34 suspects regarding domestic violence.
Of those investigations, 35% related to suspected battery. The remainder
of cases include a range of suspected offences including cases where there
was no application of physical violence (for example, coercive behaviour
or false imprisonment). Of these cases, 15 were referred, 10 were not
referred and eight are still under investigation.
There were 38 reported victims, the majority of whom were female. Three
were in the Royal Navy/Royal Marines, 13 in the Army, 12 in the RAF and 10
were civilians. There may be more than one victim per case.'
2. Please break down the figure of 13 by regiment.
Your request has been logged under case number FOI2023/04419. I will
continue to work on this request and provide a response as soon as
possible.
Please accept my apology for the delay.
Kind regards,
Personnel 5
Personnel | Army Policy & Secretariat
Email: [2][email address]
References
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1. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics...
2. mailto:[email address]
Good morning,
Please see the attached letter in response to your recent Freedom of
Information (FOI) request. I apologise for the delay in this response.
Sincerely,
Personnel 5
Personnel | Army Policy & Secretariat
Email: [1][email address]
References
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1. mailto:[email address]
Dear Ministry of Defence,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Ministry of Defence's handling of my FOI request 'Sexual offences and domestic abuse in 2022 by regiment'.
I have requested no personal information and the information I have requested would be of limited assistance in helping a determined sleuth identify army sex criminals and domestic abusers. Your response consists of general phrases and fails to demonstrate that the specifics of my request have been addressed.
There is a strong public interest in finding out if some regiments harbour more sex criminals than others. Young and vulnerable army recruits, for example, would be in a position to make informed decisions that could benefit them no end. Alternatively, the information might prove that no regiment is worse than any other.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/s...
Yours faithfully,
J Roberts
Dear Mr Roberts,
Thank you for your email requesting an internal review.
Receipt is acknowledged of your email of 31 July 2023 requesting an internal review of a response provided by Army Secretariat under FOIA on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, dated 3 April 2023 (our reference above).
The Department's target for completing internal reviews is 20 working days from date of receipt and we therefore aim to complete the review and respond to you by 29 August 2023. While we are working hard to achieve this, in the interests of providing you with a realistic indication of when you should expect a response, the majority are currently taking between 20 and 40 working days to complete. The review will involve an independent assessment of the handling of this request and the outcome.
Yours sincerely,
MOD Information Rights Compliance Team
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