📓 Chapter 5: The UK Government, the Law and Your Role
5.4.10 Female genital mutilation
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Female genital mutilation (FGM) is illegal in the UK. It is a serious criminal offence to perform FGM or to take a girl abroad for FGM. FGM is a form of child abuse and a violation of human rights. Anyone who suspects FGM is being planned or has taken place should contact the police. Healthcare professionals, teachers, and social workers have a mandatory duty to report known cases of FGM in under-18s.
Key Facts
- FGM is illegal in the UK — serious criminal offence
- Illegal to take a girl abroad for FGM
- Mandatory duty to report known cases in under-18s
📝 学习笔记
- 在 UK，FGM 是非法的——这是一种严重的刑事犯罪。
- 在 UK，FGM 是非法的——严重的刑事犯罪
- 将女孩带到国外进行 FGM 属非法行为
- 强制报告 18 岁以下已知 FGM 案件的义务
- 将女孩带到国外进行 FGM 是非法的。
- 在 UK，FGM 是非法的——严重的刑事犯罪
- 将女孩带到国外进行 FGM 属非法行为
- 强制报告 18 岁以下已知 FGM 案件的义务
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