Sexual offences in the Service Justice System: 2016
Abstract: This is the second release of statistics on all offences contrary to the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (SOA 03) and historic sexual offences that are dealt with wholly within the Service Justice System (SJS). These statistics include all cases reported to the Service Police, referred to the Director of Service Prosecutions (DSP) and heard in the Court Martial between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2016, with comparisons made against the statistics for the 2015 calendar year, previously published on 21 July 2016.
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