Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2019
Act of Parliament | |
Other legislation | |
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Amends | Children Act 1989 |
Relates to | Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 Serious Crime Act 2015 |
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The Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2019 (c. 10) is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom which amends the Children Act 1989 to change the designation of proceedings under the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 as "family proceedings".
Background
The House of Commons Library notes that FGM has been illegal since 1985 and the most recent Female Genital Mutilation Act was introduced in 2003. Despite this there have been no successful prosecutions for FGM in the UK.[2]
Keith Vaz, then the Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee, "It is shocking that 28 years on from female genital mutilation first being made a criminal offence, there has not yet been a successful prosecution in the UK. The Committee's inquiry will seek to find out why this is the case, as well as considering what more needs to be done to protect at risk girls."[2]
Provisions
This Act makes proceedings under the
See also
References
- ^ "Family Law Week: Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2019 comes into force". www.familylawweek.co.uk. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ a b Barber, Sarah (10 March 2014). "Ending FGM in the UK". House of Commons Library.
- ^ "Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill: Remaining Stages - News from Parliament". UK Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2020.