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Diplomatic Immunity: Criminal Proceedings

Asked by Jim McMahonLabour (Co-op)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 25 November 2025UIN 91612

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many criminal cases were not prosecuted because the offender had diplomatic immunity broken down by nationality from 2015.

Answered by Chris Elmore

I refer the Hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement (HCWS1075) made on 19 November 2025 which sets out the serious and significant offences allegedly committed by those with immunity in the UK. We do not share details of individual cases.

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