Abortion: Convictions and Prosecutions
Commons · Question 57625 · Tabled 5 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by 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
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 13 Jun 2025
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...