Written Question·Home Office·UIN 12214
Abortion: Clinics
Tabled: 31 October 2024
Answered: 8 November 2024
Question
Paula Barker
Labour — Liverpool Wavertree
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with police forces on how to effectively enforce the law in respect to buffer zones around abortion clinics.
Answer
Jess PhillipsThe Crown Prosecution Service published guidance on 31 October 2024, alongside further information from the College of Policing, setting out how the police and prosecutors should approach enforcing the new offence.