Asked by: Nigel Huddleston (Conservative - Mid Worcestershire)
Question to the Attorney General:
What steps the CPS is taking to prosecute people responsible for female genital mutilation.
Answered by Robert Buckland
The CPS is determined to bring those responsible for Female Genital Mutilation to justice. I welcome the recent successful conviction in London which was the first in the UK.
Whilst prosecution alone will not end this appalling crime, this first conviction sends out a strong message that FGM is child abuse and that the perpetrators will be brought to justice.