Question follow-through · 65968

Rape: Pregnancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to remove parental rights from people convicted of rape in cases where a child has been conceived as a result of that offence.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body: Ministry of Justice
Tabled: 8 Jul 2025
Target answer date: 14 Jul 2025
Answer: 14 Jul 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

8 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to remove parental rights from people convicted of rape in cases where a child has been conceived as a result of that offence.
14 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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14 Jul 2025
Answer published
The Government has received a number of representations seeking to broaden the parental responsibility measure in the Victims and Courts Bill, including proposals to restrict the exercise of parental responsibility by individuals convicted of rape in case...

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