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The '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' (CPS) is the legal service of the [[United Kingdom]] that prosecutes criminal wrongdoing. | The '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' (CPS) is the legal service of the [[United Kingdom]] that prosecutes criminal wrongdoing. | ||
The CPS has a draft article that characterises [[circumcision]] as "child abuse".<ref>{{REFnews | The CPS has a draft article that characterises [[circumcision]] as "child abuse".<ref name="guardian2026">{{REFnews | ||
|title=Circumcision classed as possible child abuse in draft CPS document | |title=Circumcision classed as possible child abuse in draft CPS document | ||
|url=https://www.theguardian.com/law/crown-prosecution-service | |url=https://www.theguardian.com/law/crown-prosecution-service | ||
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|publisher=The Guardian | |publisher=The Guardian | ||
|website=https:// | |website=https://archive.is/Ztx07 | ||
|date=2026-01-10 | |date=2026-01-10 | ||
|accessdate=2026-01-12 | |accessdate=2026-01-12 | ||
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{{LINKS}} | {{LINKS}} | ||
* {{URLwebsite|https://www.cps.gov.uk/|2026-01-12}} | * {{URLwebsite|https://www.cps.gov.uk/|2026-01-12}} | ||
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|title=Male and Female Genital Cutting: Between the Best Interest of the Child and Genital Mutilation | |||
|journal=Oxford Journal of Legal Studies | |||
|date=2020-06-26 | |||
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|url=https://academic.oup.com/ojls/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ojls/gqaa001/5862902 | |||
|DOI=10.1093/ojls/gqaa001 | |||
|accessdate=2026-01-13 | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:15, 13 January 2026
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is the legal service of the United Kingdom that prosecutes criminal wrongdoing.
The CPS has a draft article that characterises circumcision as "child abuse".[1]
See also
External links
Official website. Retrieved 12 January 2026
Möller K. Male and Female Genital Cutting: Between the Best Interest of the Child and Genital Mutilation. Oxford Journal of Legal Studies. 26 June 2020; DOI. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
References
- ↑
Weaver, Matthew / Osuh (10 January 2026)."Circumcision classed as possible child abuse in draft CPS document", https://archive.is/Ztx07, The Guardian. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
Quote:Circumcision is to be classed as a potential form of child abuse under new guidance for prosecutors, amid concerns from judges and coroners about deaths and serious harms caused by the procedure.
