Written Question·Attorney General·UIN 55769

Female Genital Mutilation: Prosecutions

Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 5 June 2025

Question

Adam Jogee

LabourNewcastle-under-Lyme

To ask the Solicitor General, what recent steps she has taken to help increase prosecution rates for offences relating to female genital mutilation.

Answer

Lucy Rigby
This Government is dedicated to addressing female genital mutilation (FGM) and all forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG), aiming to halve VAWG in the next decade. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is actively working to increase FGM prosecuti...

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