Responding to female genital mutilation: multi-agency guidance
A framework for agencies and practitioners to develop and agree processes that promote the safety and wellbeing of women and girls.
Footnotes
1. http://www.unicef.org/media/files/FGMC_2016_brochure_final_UNICEF_SPREAD.pdf
2. Referred to as agencies throughout the guidance for brevity
3. http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0049/00498256.pdf
4. http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0045/00450733.pdf
5. http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0049/00498256.pdf
6. http://www.gov.scot/Topics/People/Young-People/gettingitright
7. www.scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/assets/9061/FGM_Report_FINAL_A4portrait.pdf
8. http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0049/00493752.pdf
9.
WHO guidelines
on the management of health complications arising from female
genital mutilation, 2016:
http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/topics/fgm/en/
10. In the event that these procedures are requested for the
purpose of female genital cosmetic surgery (
FGCS),
and the woman is fully autonomous and able to give consent,
WHO considers
these to be distinct from the lack of consent and the coercion and
violence which attend
FGM. See
‘
WHO guidelines
on the management of health complications from
FGM’
2016 at
http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/topics/fgm/en/
In the
NHS in Scotland,
FGCS is
covered by the Adult Exceptional Aesthetic Referral Protocol [
http://www.sehd.scot.nhs.uk/mels/CEL2011_27.pdf]
and should only be considered for women with a functional
impairment confirmed by an appropriate specialist.
11. Haseena Lockhat (2004) Female Genital Mutilation: treating the tears, London: Middlesex University Press
12. Hemmings, J. (2011) The
FGM Initiative
Interim Report, Options
UK
http://www.trustforlondon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/FGM-Interim-Report1.pdf
13. Behrendt A, Moritz S. (2005) Posttraumatic stress disorder and memory problems after female genital mutilation. Am J Psychiatry. 162:1000–1002.
14. https://www.unicef.org/media/files/FGMC_2016_brochure_final_UNICEF_SPREAD.pdf
15. www.scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/assets/9061/FGM_Report_FINAL_A4portrait.pdf
16 Female genital mutilation/cutting: a statistical overview and
exploration of the dynamics of change (2013):
http://www.data.unicef.org/resources/female-genital-mutilation-cutting-a-statistical-overview-and-exploration-of-the-dynamics-of-change.html
17 WHO (2010) ‘Global Strategy to stop health-care providers from performing female genital mutilation UNAIDS, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNHCR, UNIFEM, WHO, FIGO, ICN, IOM, WCPT, WMA, MWIA
18.
http://imamsonline.com/blog/religious-leaders-sign-declaration-on-fgm/
http://chiefrabbi.org/the-chief-rabbi-signs-declarations-condemning-female-genital-mutilation-and-forced-marriage/
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/faith-and-community-leaders-unite-to-condemn-fgm
http://huffingtonpost.com/entry/female-genital-mutilation-un-islamic-fgm_n_5523095
19. http://www.unhcr.org/uk/1951-refugee-convention.html
20. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32004L0083:EN:HTML
21. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2005/8/contents
22. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/1/contents
23. http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0049/00493752.pdf
26. http://www.sehd.scot.nhs.uk/cmo/CMO(2016)05.pdf
27. Quote from interviews conducted as part of Forward (2009) FGM is always with us: experiences, perceptions and beliefs of women affected by female genital mutilation in London: results from a PEER study
29. http://onescotland.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/FGM-Scottish-Government-Statement-2017-1.pdf
30. http://www.womenssupportproject.co.uk/content/news/210,1,351/Goodpracticeguide.html
31. Adapted from the Department of Health (2015) Female Genital Mutilation risk and safeguarding: guidance for professionals.
32. http://www.sehd.scot.nhs.uk/cmo/CMO(2014)19.pdf
33. http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2010/03/05091627/0
34. http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0045/00450733.pdf
35. http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0047/00474491.pdf
36. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/9/contents/enacted
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