CYP Now - Major crackdown on FGM to launch in London

Women who are victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) are to be referred to children's social services and police as part of a pioneering project intended to prevent a further generation of girls being subjected to the abuse.

The pioneering initiative, which will be trialled in six London boroughs, is based on the premise that if a mother was a victim, it is far more likely that the daughter will also be a victim.

Midwives will provide data to children’s social workers on all mothers who have undergone FGM themselves – both mothers who already have a daughter and those who are expecting.

Social workers will then conduct a risk assessment – in the case of expectant mothers, this will be done alongside health visitors.

The families will receive literature on the long-term physical and mental health impacts of FGM, and will be warned that they face prosecution if they allow a child to undergo the practice.

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