Consultation outcome

Introducing mandatory reporting for FGM

From:: Home Office and The Rt Hon Lynne Featherstone
Published: 5 December 2014
Last updated: 12 February 2015 — See all updates

Read the full outcome

Summary of responses and government response

PDF, 259 KB, 12 pages

Detail of outcome

From 5 December 2014 to 12 January 2015, we ran a consultation seeking views on how to introduce a mandatory reporting requirement in cases of female genital mutilation (FGM). This document provides:

the background
a summary of responses
the government response to the consultation
next steps

Original consultation

Consultation description

This consultation is specifically focused on:

what and who should be covered by the mandatory reporting requirement
which agencies the requirement should be applied to
how the requirement will work in practice
the sanctions that should be employed if professionals fail to report FGM

The consultation also seeks views on how the multi-agency practice guidelines on FGM should be placed on a statutory footing most effectively.

This consultation is open to the public. We are particularly interested to hear from health care professionals, the police, the judiciary, teachers, social workers, criminal justice practitioners, victims of FGM, organisations representing victims, community groups and leaders, front line workers, service providers, regulatory bodies, the Disclosure and Barring Service and local authorities.

How to respond

Please return your completed consultation response by 12 January 2015 to:

FGM consultation
5th Floor, Fry Building
2 Marsham Street
London SW1P 4DF

Or email your response to: FGMenquiries@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk.

Online consultation

If you are responding using the online consultation, we recommend you read the PDF of the consultation document first and refer to it when answering the questions online.

You can use the online form to submit your answers to the questions set out in the consultation document.

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