Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 16
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Commission urgent research into UK FGM prevalence and ensure NHS records vital data consistently.
Recommendation
The Government should immediately commission research into the number of women with FGM in the UK, including on prevalence within local areas. It must make this data accessible so that local authorities and health providers can provide their services accordingly. The NHS should ensure that data on the country of birth and the country where FGM was undertaken for individuals is consistently recorded and published. 43 This will help build a picture of how many women and girls born in the UK have undergone FGM and how many have undergone FGM in the UK. (Recommendation, Paragraph 50) Preventing FGM
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 2 December 2025. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗