Honour-based abuse

The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines FGM as ‘all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs, for non-medical reasons.’

National and statutory guidance

For national and statutory guidance on FGM use the following GOV.UK online guidance:

• Multi-agency statutory guidance on female genital mutilation
• Mandatory reporting of female genital mutilation: procedural information
• Female genital mutilation: the facts
• Female genital mutilation: resource pack

Local and other support

For resources to help educate children and young people about FGM visit the National FGM Centre’s FGM Resouces web pages.

For local guidance on FGM, how to report FGM in Essex and signposts to support organisations visit the Essex Police Female genital mutilation (FGM) web pages.

For guidance to help recognise the signs of FGM and an FGM helpline visit the NSPCC Female genital mutilation (FGM) web pages.

For guidance, posters and other resources visit Barnardo’s Female genital mutilation (FGM) web page.

Secure area information

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