It became law on 31 October for groups of education, health and social care professionals working with children and young people in England and Wales to report "known" cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) in under-18s.
The mandatory reporting duty, first announced in March through measures introduced under the Serious Crime Act 2015, requires social workers, teachers and health practitioners, such as GPs and health visitors, to tell the police when they come across a case of FGM in a child or young person.
Reports should generally be made by the end of the next working day after the disclosure of FGM has been made, with failure to do so leaving the professional open to disciplinary action under fitness to practice procedures.
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