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Statutory guidance
Multi-agency statutory guidance on female genital mutilation
- From:
- Department for Education, Department of Health, and Home Office
- Part of:
- Female genital mutilation, Schools: statutory guidance, and Violence against women and girls
- Published:
- 1 April 2016
Multi-agency guidelines on FGM for those with statutory duties to safeguard children and vulnerable adults.
Documents
Multi-agency statutory guidance on female genital mutilation
Ref: ISBN 9781786550811 PDF, 859KB, 86 pages
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This multi-agency guidance on female genital mutilation (FGM) should be read and followed by all persons and bodies in England and Wales who are under statutory duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. It replaces female genital mutilation: guidelines to protect children and women (2014).
This guidance should be considered together with other relevant safeguarding guidance, including (but not limited to):
- Working Together to Safeguard Children (2015) in England
- Safeguarding Children: Working Together under the Children Act 2004 (2007) in Wales
It is not intended to replace wider safeguarding guidance, but to provide additional advice on FGM.
The information in this guidance may also be relevant to bodies working with women and girls at risk of FGM or dealing with its consequences.
Document information
Published: 1 April 2016