Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 103147

Circumcision

Tabled: 5 January 2026
Answered: 13 January 2026

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

LabourPoole

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing regulation of non-therapeutic male circumcision.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulates male circumcisions including those performed for non-therapeutic reasons, when carried out by a healthcare professional. Circumcisions performed by regulated healthcare professionals are subject to CQC registrat...

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