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Today the family division of the high court ruled that it has no power to stop the home secretary from deporting a vulnerable girl at…

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-49109082

Letter to chief executives and nursing directors of NHS acute trusts and care trusts detailing the female genital mutilation (FGM) prevalence dataset. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-acute-trusts-and-care-trusts-chief-executives-and-nursing-directors-letter-on-female-genital-mutilation-fgm-prevalence-dataset

From 31 October, healthcare professionals must alert the police if they treat a girl under 18 who has had female genital mutilation (FGM). https://www.gov.uk/government/news/doctors-and-nurses-required-to-report-fgm-to-police

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/mar/31/clit-rock-we-dont-get-together-every-few-months-and-cry-for-five-hours

The earliest law that was put in place to tackle FGM in the UK was the Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985, which was replaced…

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-47094707

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/feb/01/fgm-mother-of-three-year-old-first-person-convicted-in-uk

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/bristol-fgm-female-genital-mutilation-case-integra/

https://www.rcm.org.uk/media-releases/2017/september/rcm-launches-series-of-short-animations-on-fgm-and-calls-on-each-uk-government-to-act-now-to-end-fgm-in-the-by-uk-2030/