Sarah Pochin MP: written questions

4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026

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Written questions

Female Genital MutilationAttorney GeneralTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100225More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, whether she has had discussions with the Crown Prosecution Service on the potential impact of articles in medical journals on the willingness of (a) victims of and (b) witnesses to female genital mutilation to come forward.
Answer: Victim and witness confidence is vital to tackling FGM. While the CPS does not comment on individual publications, prosecutors work closely with police and partners under established FGM joint protocols to provide early advice, safeguarding and sensitive ...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
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Female Genital MutilationAttorney GeneralTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100223More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General,?whether the Crown Prosecution Service provides guidance to prosecutors on addressing expert or academic evidence that uses alternative terminology for female genital mutilation in criminal proceedings.
Answer: FGM is clearly defined in the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 and CPS prosecutors apply that statutory framework alongside the Code for Crown Prosecutors. CPS’s prosecution guidance for FGM recognises that expert medical evidence may assist a jury on t...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament record
Female Genital MutilationAttorney GeneralTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100221More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General,?whether he has sought advice from the Crown Prosecution Service on the potential impact of articles in medical journals on (a) evidential thresholds and (b) prosecutorial decision-making in cases involving female genital muti
Answer: The CPS role is to make sure the right person is prosecuted for the right offence. Prosecutors apply the Code for Crown Prosecutors when making charging decisions in all cases, including FGM. The evidential threshold, whether the evidence provides a reali...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
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Attorney General	3
Cabinet Office	19
Department for Business and Trade	27
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	7
Department for Education	33
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	22
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	7
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	3
Department for Transport	19
Department for Work and Pensions	15
Department of Health and Social Care	102
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	7
Home Office	104
Ministry of Defence	15
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	36
Ministry of Justice	36
Treasury	43

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