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Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls

Posted by: Home Office news team, Posted on: 5 November 2019 - Categories: Fact sheet, Uncategorised

This factsheet outlines action taken by the government to tackle violence against women and girls.

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First UK Conviction for FGM

Posted by: Home Office news team, Posted on: 1 February 2019 - Categories: Breaking news

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 …

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Ministerial Opinion-Victoria Atkins writes about tackling FGM

Posted by: Home Office news team, Posted on: 7 September 2018 - Categories: Ministerial opinion
Ministerial opinion

...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...

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Home Office in the media: 9 March 2017

Posted by: Home Office news team, Posted on: 9 March 2017 - Categories: Leading stories
Home Office in the media

...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,...

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