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Child Prostitutes (Contraceptives)

Volume 79: debated on Thursday 23 May 1985

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asked the Attorney-General on how many occasions in each of the last five years the Director of Public Prosecutions has instituted or taken over proceedings against a doctor who has issued a contraceptive to a child prostitute for either aiding and abetting the procurement of a child for immoral purposes or for enticement; and if he will make a statement.

Records maintained by the Director of Public Prosecutions relate to categories of offence which are not further classified so as to permit identification of cases the facts of which correspond with those specified in the Question. But so far as can be ascertained, the Director of Public Prosecutions has not been responsible for any prosecution of this nature in the past five years.