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New measures aimed at bringing an end to female genital mutilation (FGM) in the UK announced including:

• £1.6 m for the next stage of the FGM prevention programme that will improve the NHS response
• a new national system to allow clinicians to note on a child’s health record that they are potentially at risk of FGM
• new mandatory recording requirements for GPs & mental health trusts requiring them to record FGM incidence by October 2015
• improved training for frontline health workers on how to communicate sensitively with patients about FGM, through new e-learning sessions

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• DFID:  African communities called on to end FGM in a generation
• LGA and Barnardo's launch national scheme to end new FGM cases by 2030
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• WAG:  Funding to strengthen training to spot hidden crimes and strengthen understanding of so called “Honour Based Violence”