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Female genital mutilation (FGM)

Status: Closed Opened: 31 Jan 2025 Closed: 31 Jul 2026 18 recommendations 15 conclusions 1 report

The Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) will hold a session in Parliament on Wednesday, 5 March to look at the prevalence and impact of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the UK and to examine the work of the UK Government to prevent FGM and to address the health consequences of survivors of FGM.

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
7th Report - Female genital mutilation HC 714 12 Sep 2025 33 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
33 Recommendation 7th Report - Female genital mutilation Rejected

Protect FGM programmes from further funding reductions and publish future spending plans.

We call on the Government to protect FGM programmes from further reductions in funding. The Government should inform the Committee of its funding plans for programmes working on reducing FGM over the next spending period, including a comparison with previous periods. It should 46 also provide the Committee with any … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government explicitly rejects the call to protect FGM programmes from further funding reductions, stating that the flagship FGM programme concludes in October 2026 with no plans for future funding. It notes FGM is addressed through wider GBV programming and that an EIA was published.
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Government Equalities Office

Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions
Date Witnesses
1 Jul 2026 Baroness Merron · Department of Health and Social Care, Professor Lucy Chappell · Department of Health and Social Care, Prof. Ramani Moonesinghe · NHS England, Prof. Ramani Moonesinghe · NHS England View ↗
5 Mar 2025 Aissa Edon · FGM Hope Clinic, Angela Craggs · National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC), Gillian Squires Retd. Det. Con (W Midlands Police) · Honour Me Ltd, Grainne Boyle · NSPCC, Janet Fyle MBE · Royal College of Midwives, Juliet Albert · Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Professor Hassan Shehata · Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), Valerie Lolomari · Women of Grace UK View ↗

Who gave evidence

11 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Prof. Ramani Moonesinghe · National Clinical Director for Perioperative and … NHS England 2
Aissa Edon · Midwife and founder FGM Hope Clinic 1
Angela Craggs · Deputy National Lead for Harmful Practice National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 1
Baroness Merron · Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women'… Department of Health and Social Care 1
Gillian Squires Retd. Det. Con (W Midlands Police) · Director Honour Me Ltd 1
Grainne Boyle · Helpline Practice Manager NSPCC 1
Janet Fyle MBE · Professional Policy Advisor Royal College of Midwives 1
Juliet Albert · Specialist FGM Midwife Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust 1
Professor Hassan Shehata · Senior and Global Health Vice President Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) 1
Professor Lucy Chappell · Chief Scientific Adviser Department of Health and Social Care 1
Valerie Lolomari · Founder Women of Grace UK 1

Correspondence

8 letters
DateDirectionTitle
24 Jun 2026 — Correspondence from Chief Scientific Adviser at DHSC and CEO of NIHR re FGM rec…
18 Dec 2025 — Correspondence from the Minister of State for International Development and Afr…
2 Dec 2025 — Correspondence to Minister of State (Intl Development and Africa) Foreign, Comm…
17 Oct 2025 To cttee Corres. with Chief Scientific Advisor, DHSC & Secretary of State for Health and…
25 Mar 2025 — Correspondence from Rt Hon Wes Streeting MP, Secretary of State for Health and …
19 Mar 2025 — Correspondence from Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson, Secretary of State for Education…
19 Mar 2025 — Correspondence from Rt Hon Baroness Chapman of Darlington, Minister of State fo…
19 Mar 2025 — Correspondence from Jess Phillips, Minister for Safeguarding and VAWG, re FGM, …