1.4.11 Female Genital Mutilation Guidance

SCOPE OF THIS CHAPTER

This chapter contains links to the Southwark Safeguarding Children Board chapter and the London Safeguarding Children Board site.

The Southwark SCB fully reflects a multi-agency based approach to this area of safeguarding and acknowledges that the approach is underpinned by a number of significant international bodies. The chapter identifies a number of issues around FGM with respect to risk factors and acknowledges the mandatory reporting of this - the impact of the Serious Crime Act 2015.

The Southwark SCB highlights key roles and responsibilities and procedures and provides a range of contact details / information together with a useful Risk Assessment 

The chapter also contains links to a range of documents upon which the chapter and suggested practice is based.

The London SCB site contains a range of publicity and information / educational resources.

This chapter was included in the Manual in March 2016.