Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 23
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Fund tailored community-led education programmes to challenge cultural beliefs driving FGM.
Recommendation
The Government and local authorities should fund community-led education programmes to challenge the cultural and social beliefs that drive FGM. These programmes must be tailored to reflect the specific drivers of FGM within different communities. Education must include the health consequences of FGM and be targeted at those who drive FGM within communities. (Recommendation, Paragraph 68) Preventing FGM: Police work
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 2 December 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗