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Written question asked by Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour) on Wednesday, 23 May 2018, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 June 2018. It was answered by Lord Keen of Elie (Conservative) on Thursday, 7 June 2018 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Female Genital Mutilation: Prosecutions

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prosecutions there have been under the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 in each year since 2015; and how many have been successful.

Answer

In the period 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2017, there was one prosecution (in 2016) under the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003, and that did not result in a conviction. This data relates only to those proceedings where the principal offence prosecuted was under the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003.

Where a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences, data would only record the offence for which the heaviest penalty was imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected would be the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty was the most severe.

Data for 2018 will be published in May 2019.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL8197
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Female genital mutilation Prosecutions
Legislation
Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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