Swindon Safeguarding Partnership

The themes identified include:

• Improve understanding and knowledge of female genital mutilation, including the prevalence of FGM and barriers to reporting.
• Examine professional roles and responsibilities for mandatory reporting of FGM.
• Demonstrate knowledge regarding the use of Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders (FGMPO’s)
• To explain the local SSP procedure for resolving professional disagreements (Escalation Policy).

Video length: 1 hour

• FGM delegate slides
• SSP Practice Brief – Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
• Female genital mutilation (FGM): Multi-agency guidance