Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls
This factsheet outlines action taken by the government to tackle violence against women and girls.
First UK Conviction for FGM
Today a woman has been convicted of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) at the Old Bailey. Please find below a statement from the Home Secretary welcoming the conviction. Please also see below a fact sheet detailing the work the Government has been …
Ministerial Opinion-Victoria Atkins writes about tackling FGM
...including: FGM Protection Orders, a mandatory reporting duty requiring certain professionals to report known cases of under 18s to the police, a new offence of failure to protect a girl...
Home Office in the media: 9 March 2017
...press release on Gov.UK. The following is further information on what action the Government is taking. Factsheet Background Violence affects people from all backgrounds and ages – on the street,...