§ Baroness Jegerasked Her Majesty's Government:
What action has been taken to implement the Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985; and how many prosecutions have been brought under this legislation.
§ Baroness TrumpingtonThe Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985 came into force on 16th September 1985. Information on court proceedings for 1985 is not yet available. The Government have agreed grants totalling £86,000 to voluntary organisations to fund schemes to promote an informa-tion and education campaign about the implications of the Act and the potentially adverse effects on health of the practice of female circumcision.