Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 5 November 2025.
Lord Scriven
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Health)
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to introduce regulations for unanaesthetised non-therapeutic circumcision of boys.
Lord Scriven
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Health)
To ask His Majesty's Government what evidence-based assessment they have conducted of the safety of the non-regulation of unanaesthetised non-therapeutic circumcision of boys.
Baroness Merron
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care
The Government has no plans to make changes to the regulatory framework for unanaesthetised non-therapeutic circumcision of boys. No recent evidence-based assessment has been conducted in relation to the regulatory oversight of unanaesthetised non-therapeutic circumcision of boys.
Yes1 person thinks so
No4 people think not
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