Tag: Female Genital Mutilation

Bedfordshire Police supports the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on Saturday (6 February).

The force remains committed to supporting the survivors, and fighting the misconception about this practice. FGM is not a religious practice and no religious text condones it.

It is illegal in UK to perform FGM, or facilitate it, in the UK or abroad, and although international travel was dramatically reduced over the past year, there are still offenders in this country who offer to perform FGM domestically.