Illegal abortions

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 23/1284

Version Date: 07/12/2023

The Performance Analysis Department have provided the following information:

1. Procuring illegal abortion – administering or using drugs or using instruments to procure abortion (Offence code: 01401); 

1 offence

Suspect was female

Arrested but not charged

2. Procuring illegal abortion – procuring drugs etc. to cause abortion (Offence code: 01402);

1 offence

Suspect was male

Not arrested

in the years 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23.

In each case could you please include the gender of the suspect and the outcome, e.g. charged, no further action, etc.