Female Genital Mutilation: Prosecutions
Lords · Question HL1554 · Tabled 14 Oct 2024 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Baroness Jenkin of Kennington
To ask His Majesty's Government, following the imprisonment of a UK resident for conspiring to commit female genital mutilation against a young girl after the first conviction of its kind in England and Wales, what assessment they have made of their appro
Answer
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint, 28 Oct 2024
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is an abhorrent crime, and tackling FGM is an important part of this Government’s mission to halve violence against women and girls in a decade. We are focused on preventing these crimes from happening, supporting and prote...