Written Question·Attorney General·UIN 100223
Female Genital Mutilation
Tabled: 15 December 2025
Answered: 23 December 2025
Question
Sarah Pochin
Reform UK — Runcorn and Helsby
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.
Answer
Ellie ReevesFGM 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...
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