RCM Position Statement: Female Genital Mutilation
The RCM opposes all forms of FGM and recommends that the intercollegiate recommendations for identifying, recording and reporting FGM are implemented in full.
If you are informed by a girl under 18 that an act of FGM has been carried out on her; or observe physical signs which appear to show that an act of FGM has been carried out on a girl under 18. Regulated professionals must report it to the Police under the Mandatory Duty using the 101 non-emergency number.
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The RCM opposes all forms of FGM and recommends that the intercollegiate recommendations for identifying, recording and reporting FGM are implemented in full.
