Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 6
6
Accepted
Ensure sufficient funding, publish spending, and collect data on FGM survivor services
Recommendation
Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) should ensure sufficient funding is available to meet local demand for services tailored to the needs of FGM survivors. Spending on FGM services should be published and data collected at a local and national level to help build up a comprehensive picture of demand for and funding of FGM services. (Recommendation, Paragraph 23)
Government Response Summary
The government states ICBs are already responsible for commissioning FGM services and have local demand understanding via the FGM Enhanced Dataset. However, it notes that disaggregating spending on FGM services for publication is often not possible due to services sitting within broader care.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
Response: ICBs Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning services that meet the healthcare needs of their local population and have the freedom to do so - this includes services tailored to the needs of FGM survivors. Women affected by FGM receive services from across the NHS, for example through urology, gynaecology and specialist mental health services. For some ICBs the services for women affected by FGM may all be delivered through one service and they will be able to provide their discrete spend on FGM services. However, for other ICBs the FGM services may sit within broader services and it would not be possible to disaggregate the spending on FGM from the total service spend. ICBs have an understanding of the demand for FGM services in their area through the FGM Enhanced Dataset and local needs assessments.