Armed Forces Discipline

Defence written question – answered at on 22 March 2005.

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Photo of Mr Parmjit Gill Mr Parmjit Gill Liberal Democrat, Leicester South

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many armed forces personnel have spent time in military prison since 1997 on charges of (a) assault, (b) sexual offences and (c) absence without leave.

Photo of Mr Ivor Caplin Mr Ivor Caplin Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Defence

The number of armed forces personnel who have served a period of detention since April 1997 to date at the Military Corrective Training Centre, following a conviction for assault, sexual offences or absence without leave (AWOL) is as follows:

Number
Assault 1,573
Sexual Offences 167
AWOL 5,636

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