Reply:
Source: UK House of Lords
Date: July 10, 2017
URL:
http://www.parliament.uk/business/p...ents/written-question/Lords/2017-07-10/HL637/
Ref:
http://www.me-net.combidom.com/meweb/web1.4.htm#westminster
[Written Answers]
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The Countess of Mar
Her Majesty's Government how many cases of (1) Munchausen's syndrome by
proxy, and (2) fabricated or induced illness, have been prosecuted
against parents of children diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis or
chronic fatigue syndrome in each year since 2010 for which figures are
available; how many of those cases were successful; how many were
withdrawn; and how many resulted in an acquittal. [HL274]
Lord Keen of Elie
Munchausen's syndrome by proxy and fabricated or induced illness are not
of themselves criminal offences so cannot be prosecuted as such. They
may, however, be of relevance to criminal offences which can be
prosecuted.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record
of prosecutions where Munchausen's syndrome by proxy or fabricated or
induced illnesses may have been relevant. Such information could only be
obtained through a manual search of records which would incur
disproportionate cost.
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(I don't know why but I can't access the reply at the above URLs. I managed to find it online though.)