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Finnish Child Welfare Act, Chapter 5, §25

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Šalis: Finland
Section:
Female Genital Mutilation
Temos:
Health, Violence
Types of GBV:
Female Genital Mutilation
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. 

Targeted professionals: Social and health care services, education services, youth services, police, criminal sanction agency, fire and rescue services, social welfare and health care providers, education and training provider, parish or religious community, reception centre, group family homes, child morning and evening activity providers.

Professional Secrecy Provisions

Conditions for disclosing information

If authorities face a suspicion of someone being at the risk of FGM, they have to take action, because FGM is considered an aggravated assault and against the physical freedom of children.

Right or duty to report

Duty to notify: authorities are obliged to make a notification to the child welfare.

Existence of disciplinary sanctions in case of non-reporting

Yes

Source

http://www.finlex.fi ; http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/kaannokset/2007/en20070417?search[type]=pik... ; FI_45_TI ; existing information concerning Finland from EIGE

Additional information

Date of entering into force

2010

Information collecting point

Information mainly gathered in finlex-database, where also an English translation of the Child welfare act by Ministry of Justice is available.

Metadata

Type:
Policy / Legislation
Language:
Finnish, Swedish
Types of GBV:
Female Genital Mutilation
Keywords:
female genital mutilation
gender-based violence
professional secrecy provisions