Without reporting, FGM remains a hidden crime.
Though it has been illegal in the UK since 1985, no one has ever been prosecuted for FGM. Under laws rolled out last year in England and Wales, nurses, midwives, doctors and teachers have a mandatory duty to report FGM cases in under-18s to police.
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