FOI.23.004437.O - Illegal Abortion Numbers

Request

For the calendar years 2018 to 2023, please provide me with:

The number of persons investigated in relation to the procurement of an illegal abortion.
For each case could you provide a brief anonymised description of what happened and who reported the alleged crime (e.g. NHS staff)
Could you also state the outcome of any investigation and whether the case was referred to the CPS.
Can you please list the specific legislation used to refer to each case.

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This response is unique to Humberside Police, and you are advised not to compare this like for like with any other force’s response you receive.

Response

Following liaison with our Performance and Demand team, the following information can be disclosed:

I can confirm that there have been no persons investigated in relation to the procurement of an illegal abortion.

Please note that police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide information and statistics to government bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the
procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted that for these reasons this force’s response to your questions should not be used for the comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.

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