Female Genital Cutting (FGC)

This session defines female genital cutting and its types, and the safeguarding duties that apply. It covers how to assess risk and support survivors with cultural understanding.

This session is part of our Intersectional Risk Tracker Tool (IRTT) factor series. It looks in depth at the IRTT factor on female genital cutting.

Audience

This session is for IDVAs, ISVAs, advocates, safeguarding leads, managers and commissioners across the domestic and sexual abuse sector. Health practitioners and staff in schools are also welcome.

Content

• The definition of female genital cutting and its types
• The mandatory reporting duty and other safeguarding duties
• Assessing risk, including the risk of travel abroad for cutting
• Supporting survivors with cultural understanding, using the IRTT

Format

The session runs online on Zoom for one and a half hours and costs £35. The joining link is sent to you before the session starts.

Data protection

We Are Frieda CIC (company number 12772194) is registered with the Information Commissioner's Office under ZC265841, and our Data Protection Officer is Bennjoseph Vaughan. The details you give at booking are used to run this session and to contact you about it. Our privacy policy can be found at wearefrieda.org.uk/privacy-policy.

Contact

talkto@wearefrieda.org.uk
57 Corporation Street, Coventry, CV1 1GX
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