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Make the Home Secretary explain to Parliament the lack of FGM prosecutions.

Submitted on Tuesday 20th February 2018

Published on Tuesday 27th February 2018

Current status: Closed

Closed: Monday 27th August 2018

Signatures: 58

Tagged with

BBC ~ England ~ Home Secretary ~ NHS ~ Parliament ~ Police ~ UK

Petition Action

Make the Home Secretary explain to Parliament the lack of FGM prosecutions.

Petition Details

FGM has been illigal since the passing of the Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985 yet there hasn't been a single conviction despite the estimated 103 thousand girls living with the consequences of FGM the UK. Such investigations are a police matter and they answer to the Home Secretary.

Additional Information

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/female-genital-mutilation-fgm-case-per-hour-uk-nhs-circumcision-a7564571.html

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/jul/05/nhs-attended-to-9000-fgm-cases-in-england-last-year-report-reveals

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-40491311


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