To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children attending schools in the London Borough of Southwark have been taken out of school (a) to undergo female genital mutilation abroad or (b) for a forced marriage abroad in each of the last five years.
Answered on
13 November 2017
It is illegal to force marriage or to practise female genital mutilation (FGM) on a girl or woman (or arrange for a third party to practise it), whether in the UK or overseas.
Information on the number of children who have been taken out of school to undergo FGM abroad or for a forced marriage abroad is not collected by the department.
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Department for Education
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