Circumcision classed as potentially harmful practice in new CPS guidance

Controversial plans to class procedure as potential child abuse in latest guidelines for England and Wales droppedCircumcision has been classed as a potentially harmful practice in new official guidance for criminal prosecutors in England and Wales, but controversial plans to class it as possible child abuse have been dropped.The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) decided against including circumcision alongside dowry abuse, witchcraft and female genital mutilation in its new guidance on honour-based abuse, after objections from Jewish and Muslim groups when the plans were revealed by the Guardian. Continue reading…