Stronger action against such failures was among key recommendations made in September by the home affairs select committee as part of its inquiry into FGM. The report suggested that "intentional or repeated failures" to report FGM could be made a criminal offence.
The committee heard evidence that NHS clinicians are sometimes failing to record cases even though mandatory reporting of FGM has been a legal requirement for more than a year.
But in its official response to the select committee's report, the government said it has no plans to introduce tougher penalties, adding that the current sanctions, whereby a health professional could be dismissed, are a sufficient deterrent.
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