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Are you aware of the common mistakes that professionals make when safeguarding against FGM?

Posted by Mandy Parry On 19 October 2019 28 February 2025

‘In 2016, we planned to go to Somalia to see family. The Head Teacher called me in and she read an agreement and she asked me, “Did they make you do this thing?” [Did you have FGM?] I hate that question. It’s personal. It hurts me a lot. Why do you need to know what’s …

Are you aware of the common mistakes that professionals make when safeguarding against FGM?

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