PRESS RELEASE- New measures to better protect women and girls from FGM

Written By Rachael Bishop

Government’s first dedicated FGM Summit in a decade brings together government, victim-survivors and third-sector organisations to better protect women and girls from FGM.

  • Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Summit demonstrates cross‑government commitment to tackle FGM and better protect women and girls.

  • Home Office to review FGM mandatory reporting to strengthen protections for girls at risk, and prosecutors and police to formalise working together earlier in FGM cases to build stronger prosecutions.

  • Measures to tackle FGM form part of government commitment to halve violence against women and girls in a decade.

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Rachael Bishop
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