FGM/C Shifting Sands

Legal

An FGM conviction in England may not have been in Scotland

An FGM conviction in England may not have been one in Scotland

July 6, 2024 Comments Off on 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

Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Bill

July 4, 2024 Comments Off on 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.

UK FGM Law, Prosecutions, Convictions, Protection Orders, Mandatory Reporting

FGM Law, Trials, Prosecutions, Convictions, Protection Orders and Mandatory Reporting

May 14, 2024 Comments Off on FGM Law, Trials, Prosecutions, Convictions, Protection Orders and Mandatory Reporting

Terminology

Until the 1980s, FGM was widely known in English as “female circumcision”,