Female Genital Mutilation: Prosecutions
(asked on 21st November 2024) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many prosecutions there have been for female genital mutilation in each of the past five years.
This question was answered on 2nd December 2024
The Ministry of Justice publishes information on prosecutions and convictions for female genital mutilation in the Outcomes by Offence data tool published at Criminal Justice System statistics quarterly: June 2024 - GOV.UK under the following HO offence code: 00852 – Offences under the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003.
There have been 2 prosecutions and 1 conviction under the Female Genital Mutilation Act in the period 01 July 2019 to 30 June 2024.