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Female genital mutilation: the facts
This leaflet provides聽facts relating to female genital mutilation (FGM).
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This leaflet provides聽facts on the practice of FGM, which is illegal in the UK. It covers:
- those communities most at risk of practising FGM (sometimes known as 鈥榮unna鈥�)
- the legal situation in the UK
- the signs that a girl may have undergone FGM
- health consequences
- what to do if you think someone is at risk
- what to do if you are at risk
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Published 20 April 2011
Last updated 5 March 2019
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Updated email address in the leaflet
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Updated leaflet published.
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