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Contraceptives: Children

Question for Department of Health

UIN HL4602, tabled on 2 February 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy on the administering of contraceptive injections or implants to girls under the age of 13.

Answered on

13 February 2015

It is extremely rare for doctors or other health professionals to supply or administer contraceptives to under 13s and the doctor is likely to be acting on serious concerns about exploitation or abuse.

Guidance from the General Medical Council states that doctors should, as a matter of routine, share information about sexual activity involving children under 13 with police or social services.