FGM- Current legal framework Flashcards
1
Q
Female Genital Mutilation Act…
A
2003
2
Q
Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 states that it is a criminal offence for a UK national or a permanent UK resident to excise, infibulate or otherwise mutilate the whole or any part of a girl’s labia minora or clitoris, whether in the..
A
UK or overseas
3
Q
FGM Act 2003 amended by …
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The Serious Crime Act 2015
4
Q
SCA 2015:
Extend extra-territorial jurisdiction for…
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FGM
5
Q
SCA 2015:
Provide anonymity for…
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FGM victims
6
Q
SCA 2015:
Create a new offence of failure to..
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protect a girl from FGM
7
Q
SCA 2015:
Introduce FGM…
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protection orders
8
Q
SCA 2015:
Introduce a mandatory reporting duty requiring regulated health and social care professionals to report..
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known cases of FGM in under 18s to the police
9
Q
So far no prosecutions.
Problems:(4)
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- Obtaining evidence
- Non-compliant witnesses
- Victims feeling it is a health rather than a criminal issue
- Reluctance to prosecute parents
