Question follow-through · 100223
Female Genital Mutilation
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.
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- Answering body
- Attorney General
- Tabled
- 15 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 23 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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15 Dec 2025
Question tabled
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.
17 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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23 Dec 2025
Answer published
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...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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