PART 6Provisions relating to the new virginity testing and hymenoplasty offences
Amendment of the Fostering Services (England) Regulations 2011133
1
The Fostering Services (England) Regulations 2011119 are amended as follows.
2
In Schedule 4, in Part 1—
a
under the heading “Offences in England and Wales”, after paragraph 1 insert—
1A
Any of the following offences—
a
an offence of virginity testing under section 136 of the Health and Care Act 2022,
b
an offence of offering to carry out virginity testing under section 137 of that Act,
c
an offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out virginity testing under section 138 of that Act,
d
an offence of carrying out hymenoplasty under section 148 of that Act,
e
an offence of offering to carry out hymenoplasty under section 149 of that Act, and
f
an offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out hymenoplasty under section 150 of that Act.
b
under the heading “Offences in Scotland”, after paragraph 6 insert—
6A
Any of the following offences—
a
an offence of virginity testing under section 140 of the Health and Care Act 2022,
b
an offence of offering to carry out virginity testing under section 141 of that Act,
c
an offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out virginity testing under section 142 of that Act,
d
an offence of carrying out hymenoplasty under section 152 of that Act,
e
an offence of offering to carry out hymenoplasty under section 153 of that Act, and
f
an offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out hymenoplasty under section 154 of that Act.
c
under the heading “Offences in Northern Ireland”, after paragraph 10 insert—
10A
Any of the following offences—
a
an offence of virginity testing under section 144 of the Health and Care Act 2022,
b
an offence of offering to carry out virginity testing under section 145 of that Act,
c
an offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out virginity testing under section 146 of that Act,
d
an offence of carrying out hymenoplasty under section 156 of that Act,
e
an offence of offering to carry out hymenoplasty under section 157 of that Act, and
f
an offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out hymenoplasty under section 158 of that Act.