Diplomatic Service: British Nationals Abroad

(asked on 14th March 2023) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many UK nationals were provided with consular assistance after reporting that they had been a victim of (a) domestic violence or abuse and (b) rape or other sexual assault in each calendar year from 2011 to 2022 inclusive.


Answered by
David Rutley Portrait
David Rutley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 20th March 2023

The number of British nationals provided with consular assistance after reporting that they had been a victim of (a) domestic violence or abuse and (b) rape or other sexual assault in each calendar year from 2011 to 2022 is:

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Domestic Abuse

0

85

136

95

115

151

146

149

189

233

Rape & Sexual Assault

273

300

269

251

279

273

319

390

365

136

139

343

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