A 13-year-old girl left in Sudan by her mother has returned to England after social services bosses took legal action fearing she was at a risk of female genital mutilation
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More than 1,000 women have been seen by the NHS in a three-month period after having their genitals mutilated, new figures show. The NHS is recording data on female genital
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Social services bosses have taken High Court action in a bid to protect a 13-year-old girl who has been taken to Sudan by her mother and is feared to be
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This is the time of year when young girls may be taken abroad for female genital mutilation (FGM). Vanessa Lodge, Chair of the national FGM steering group for NHS England,
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Identifying victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) is like “looking for the needle in the haystack”, a Border Force official has said. Border Force staff at Heathrow Airport simulated the
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Northern Ireland Justice Minister David Ford and Finance Minister Arlene Foster have announced that Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders (FGMPOs) are now available. An FGMPO is an order which can
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As many as one in every 20 women in one London borough is believed to have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM). A report by City University London and human rights
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Researchers at Coventry University have created a new App, endorsed by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, to help protect young girls and women from female
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Midwives, obstetricians and gynaecologists should receive mandatory training about female genital mutilation (FGM), according to new guidelines on treating pregnant women who have undergone the procedure. The Royal College of
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Campaigners have welcomed plans to fast-track through Parliament new laws aimed at sparing girls from female genital mutilation (FGM). Charities said the measures, which would be introduced before the school
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