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Written question asked by Alex Salmond (Scottish National Party) on Tuesday, 25 April 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 April 2017. It was answered by Sarah Newton (Conservative) on Thursday, 27 April 2017 on behalf of the Home Office.

Female Genital Mutilation

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to prevent female genital mutilation.

Answer

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a crime and is child abuse that requires domestic and international action. Recent work to prevent it includes:

  • Changes to the law via the Serious Crime Act 2015, including extended extra-territorial jurisdiction over FGM offences committed overseas, a new failure to protect offence, and the creation of a mandatory reporting duty for known cases in under 18s;
  • the introduction of FGM Protection Orders in July 2015 – the most recent figures show 94 orders have been made;
  • the launch of the Home Office’s FGM Unit which carries out awareness raising and outreach work with professionals and communities; and
  • the Department for International Development’s £35m programme to support the Africa-led movement to end FGM overseas.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
71889
Session
2016-17
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Female genital mutilation
Link
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