Fighting female genital mutilation. Policy advice
Bestrijding vrouwelijke genitale verminking. Beleidsadvies
The information was last updated in 2013 and may not accurately represent the present situation. It makes a reference to the United Kingdom as a member of the European Union and was published before the UK's withdrawal from the European Union on the 31 January 2020.
This advice was formulated at the request of the government (VWS) to the Council for Public Health and Health Care (RVZ), and contained a number of recommendations on improvement of prevention, early identification of cases, on expanding the scope for prosecution and to start an intensive approach to combat FGM in six pilot regions with a high concentration of the so-called 'at-risk' population in order to increase the sense of urgency.
Policy Framework
Issuer
Council for Public Health and Care (RVZ)