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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-03-25more like thismore than 2014-03-25
answering body
Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 more like this
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, if he will make it his policy to introduce the option of anonymity for victims of female genital mutilation in court trials. more like this
tabling member constituency Islington South and Finsbury more like this
tabling member printed
Emily Thornberry more like this
uin 193654 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-04-01more like thismore than 2014-04-01
answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service recognises that more needs to be done to encourage victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) to come forward. The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has said that the introduction of anonymity for victims of FGM should be considered to encourage more victims to come forward as, given the very personal nature of the offence, very few do so. However, any change of law on anonymity is a matter for the Ministry of Justice.</p> more like this
answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire more like this
answering member printed Oliver Heald more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-04-01T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-04-01T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Emily Thornberry more like this