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Sexual Offences: Criminal Proceedings

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentHome OfficeTabled Answered 12 January 2026UIN 101126

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the (a) number and (b) proportion of (i) foreign and (ii) British sex offenders who have claimed ignorance of the law as a defence in each year since 2020.

Answered by Sarah Jones

The Home Office does not hold information on whether foreign or British sex offenders claimed ignorance of the law as a defence.

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