Concealment of birth is a criminal offence that criminalises the concealment of the dead body of a baby to conceal the birth of that child. It is an offence under section 60 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861.
In this briefing I outline the latest criminal statistics of the offence, the nature of cases, and why the offence should be removed from the statute book, including what other crimes exist to capture the wrongdoing of concealing a dead body.
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Dr Emma Milne 