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Series / Collection

Female Genital Mutilation

Official statistics
Frequency:
Quarterly
Geographic Coverage:
England
Geographical Granularity:
Regions, Country, Hospital Trusts, NHS Trusts, Local Authorities, Sub-Integrated Care Boards, Integrated Care Boards, Clinical Commissioning Groups

Summary

The Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Enhanced Dataset (SCCI 2026) is a repository for individual level data collected by healthcare providers in England, including acute hospital providers, mental health providers and GP practices.

Latest statistics

About this publication

The Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Enhanced Dataset (SCCI 2026) supports the Department of Health and Social Care’s FGM Prevention Programme by presenting a picture of the prevalence of FGM  identified by the NHS in England. 

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) refers to procedures that intentionally alter or cause injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. FGM has been illegal in the United Kingdom since 1985, with the law being strengthened in 2003 to prevent girls travelling from the UK and undergoing FGM abroad.

Data is collected by healthcare providers in England, including acute hospitals, mental health services and GP practices.

The quarterly publications report statistics about the latest three month period and include some analyses of past data since 2015. The Annual Reports are more detailed and include more tables.  Statistics are presented for England and regions and also for the organisations that were current at the time: for example, recent publications report data for Integrated Care Boards and sub-Integrated Care Boards, and earlier publications reported data for Clinical Commissioning Groups. 

Responsible parties

Lead Analyst:
Alison Neave

Past publications