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Abortion: Clinics

Asked by Paula BarkerLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 8 November 2024UIN 12214

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with police forces on how to effectively enforce the law in respect to buffer zones around abortion clinics.

Answered by Jess Phillips

The Crown Prosecution Service published guidance on 31 October 2024, alongside further information from the College of Policing, setting out how the police and prosecutors should approach enforcing the new offence.

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