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Female genital mutilation — DRCOG MCQ

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HardEthics, Communication and ConsentFemale genital mutilationDRCOG

A 12-year-old tells a GP that female genital mutilation was performed on her abroad when she was five. What reporting action is required in England?

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Correct answer: C — Personally notify police and also follow local safeguarding procedures

The best answer is “Personally notify police and also follow local safeguarding procedures”. A regulated healthcare professional who is directly informed by a girl under 18 that FGM has been carried out has a personal statutory duty to report the known case to police. That duty sits alongside, rather than replaces, local child-safeguarding action and supportive clinical care.

Reference: GOV.UK: Mandatory reporting of female genital mutilation: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mandatory-reporting-of-female-genital-mutilation-procedural-information/mandatory-reporting-of-female-genital-mutilation-procedural-information-accessible-version