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Understanding Female Genital Mutilation: Police Insights

Explore the Female Genital Mutilation Act of 2003 from a police perspective, covering legislation overview, investigation challenges, offenses, approved persons, and key issues like safeguarding and lack of education.

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Understanding Female Genital Mutilation: Police Insights

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  1. Female Genital Mutilation A Police Perspective DC Helen Tonks

  2. Aims and Objectives • Overview of legislation • Identify and understand issues with investigations

  3. Legislation • Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 • It is an offence for a person to excise, infibulate or otherwise mutilate the whole or any part of a girls labia majora, labia minora, or clitoris either in the UK (excluding Scotland) or to arrange for a female to be taken abroad for the purpose of FGM

  4. Offences • Carrying out the act itself • Assisting girl to mutilate her own genitalia • Assisting a non-UK person to mutilate overseas a girls genitalia • All of the above include aid, abet, counsel or procure

  5. An act is relevant act of FGM if it is done in relation to a UK National OR • Permanent UK resident • These offences extend to any act done outside of the UK by a UK National or permanent UK resident

  6. Approved persons • Registered Medical Practitioner • Registered Midwife or person undergoing a course of training with a view to becoming a practitioner or midwife

  7. Issues • Safeguarding • Assumptions • Lack of trust • Lack of education • Lack of knowledge within professionals • Proof of date of offence (ie when procedure carried out) • Physical signs • Disclosure

  8. Any questions?

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