First ever annual statistical publication for FGM shows 5,700 newly recorded cases during 2015–16
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There were 5,700 newly recorded cases of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) reported in England during 2015-16, according to the first ever publication of annual statistics.
The FGM statistics, published today by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), also showed that there were 8,660 total attendances in the same period where FGM was identified or a medical procedure for FGM was undertaken.
Women and girls born in Somalia account for more than one third (37 per cent or 810 cases) of newly recorded cases of FGM with a known country of birth. Of the total number of newly recorded cases, 43 involved women and girls who self-reported to have been born in the United Kingdom.
In 18 cases, the FGM was undertaken in the UK, including 11 women and girls who were also born in the UK. Where the nature of the UK procedures was known, around ten were genital piercings (FGM Type 47 – piercing.)
The five- to nine-year-old age group was the most common age range at which FGM was under...
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