Female genital mutilation (FGM)

Women and Equalities Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 31 Jan 2025 Closed: 27 Apr 2026 Parliament page
The Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) will hold a session in Parliament on Wednesday, 5 March to look at the prevalence and impact of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the UK and to examine the work of the UK Government to prevent FGM and to address the health consequences of survivors of FGM.
18 Recommendations
15 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
7 Letters
1 Event
Activity timeline 11 events
18 Dec
2025
Correspondence
2 Dec
2025
Report published
2 Dec
2025
Correspondence
17 Oct
2025
Correspondence
12 Sep
2025
Report published
25 Mar
2025
Correspondence
19 Mar
2025
Correspondence
19 Mar
2025
Correspondence
19 Mar
2025
Correspondence
5 Mar
2025
Oral evidence
5 Mar
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
5 Mar 2025
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Women and Equalities Committee
Aissa Edon · FGM Hope Clinic Angela Craggs · National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) Gillian Squires Retd. Det. Con (W Midlands Police) · Honour Me Ltd Grainne Boyle · NSPCC Janet Fyle MBE · Royal College of Midwives Juliet Albert · Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Professor Hassan Shehata · Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) Valerie Lolomari · Women of Grace UK
Title HC No. Published Items Response
7th Report - Female genital mutilation HC 714 12 Sep 2025 33 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
33 Recommendation Rejected
7th Report - Female genital mutila…
Protect FGM programmes from further funding reductions and publish future spending plans.
We call on the Government to protect FGM programmes from further reductions in funding. The Government should inform the Committee of its funding plans for programmes working on reducing FGM over the next spending period, including a comparison with previous … Read more
Government Response
The government explicitly rejects the call to protect FGM programmes from further funding reductions, stating that the flagship FGM programme concludes in October 2026 with no plans for future funding. It notes FGM is addressed through wider GBV programming and that an EIA was published.
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Government Response AI assessment · 33 of 18 classified
Accepted 22
Accepted in Part 4
Deferred 2
Not Addressed 4
Rejected 1
Total 18 recs + 15 conclusions
Correspondence 7 letters
18 Dec 2025 Correspondence from the Minister of State for International Development and Africa regarding Aid spending on ending FGM, dated December 2025
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2 Dec 2025 Correspondence to Minister of State (Intl Development and Africa) Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, re Aid spending on ending FGM, dated 28.11.2025
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17 Oct 2025 To committee Corres. with Chief Scientific Advisor, DHSC & Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. Response from Baroness Merron, re Reconstructive surgery for FGM survivors, dated 8.10.2025
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25 Mar 2025 Correspondence from Rt Hon Wes Streeting MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, re Female genital mutilation, dated 20 March 2025
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19 Mar 2025 Correspondence from Rt Hon Baroness Chapman of Darlington, Minister of State for Development, FCDO, re Female genital mutilation, dated 5 March 2025
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19 Mar 2025 Correspondence from Jess Phillips, Minister for Safeguarding and VAWG, re FGM, dated 5 March 2025
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19 Mar 2025 Correspondence from Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson, Secretary of State for Education, re FGM, dated 10 March 2025
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