Official Statistics
Female Genital Mutilation Apr 2016 to Mar 2017
Cases of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) added to the FGM Enhanced Dataset collection platform between 1 April 2016 and 31 March 2017. England. Experimental statistics.
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Between April 2016 and March 2017 there were 9,179 attendances reported at NHS trusts and GP practices where FGM was identified or a procedure for FGM was undertaken.
87 per cent of these attendances were in midwifery or obstetrics services, where this was reported. Data for the treatment area was recorded for six in every ten attendances.
The average age at attendance was 31 years. 95 per cent of the women and girls first recorded in the data in 2016/17 had undergone FGM before they were 18 years old. This information was recorded for three in ten women and girls.
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Published 4 July 2017