Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 21
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School education on FGM is an essential and welcomed prevention method.
Conclusion
Education on FGM in schools is an essential means of preventing FGM. It can equip girls to advocate on behalf of themselves and to challenge prevailing orthodoxies on behalf of others. We welcome the current and future guidance on RHSE which includes content on the physical and emotional damage caused by FGM, where to find support, and the law, to be taught by the end of secondary education. (Conclusion, Paragraph 64) 44
Government Response
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