Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 57625

Abortion: Convictions and Prosecutions

Tabled: 5 June 2025

Answered: 13 June 2025

Question

Sammy Wilson

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many females have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted for unlawful abortion in England and Wales in each of the last ten years.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the number of prosecutions across England and Wales in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Criminal justice statistics - GOV.UK.The of...

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