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An FGM conviction in England may not have been one in Scotland
A woman from Harrow, London lost a bid in the Court of Appeal
Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Bill
Had England’s most recent “FGM” trial been held in Scotland the mother might not have been convicted.
FGM Law, Trials, Prosecutions, Convictions, Protection Orders and Mandatory Reporting
Terminology
Until the 1980s, FGM was widely known in English as “female circumcision”,