Female Genital Mutilation (No. 2)

EDM number 670 in 2013-14, proposed by Valerie Vaz on 05/11/2013.
Categorised under the topics of Children and families, Crimes of violence, Health education and preventive medicine and Human rights.

That this House expresses concern that there is a need for stronger action to prevent the crime of female genital mutilation (FGM); notes the report by a coalition of health professionals calling for FGM to be treated as child abuse; further notes the action plan on tackling FGM published by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer; calls for implementation of the recommendation in the report and action plan that evidence of FGM in the family should be collected and used to identify persons who may be at risk of FGM; further calls for examination of the reporting duties for medical professionals and teachers in referring possible FGM cases to the police; and further calls on the Government to formulate a strategy to raise awareness of this issue.

This motion has been signed by a total of 44 MPs.