Publication, Part of Female Genital Mutilation

Female Genital Mutilation, Annual Report - April 2022 to March 2023

Official statistics in development

Publication Date:: 10 Aug 2023
Geographic Coverage:: England
Geographical Granularity:: Country, Regions, Integrated Care Boards, Sub-Integrated Care Boards, NHS Trusts, Local Authorities
Date Range:: 01 Apr 2022 to 31 Mar 2023

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10 August 2023 09:00 AM

Summary

This publication includes analysis of data for the year April 2022 to March 2023 from the Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Enhanced Dataset (SCCI 2026) which is a repository for individual level data collected by healthcare providers in England, including acute hospital providers, mental health providers and GP practices. The report includes data on the type of FGM, age at which FGM was undertaken and in which country, the age of the woman or girl at her latest attendance and if she was advised of the health implications and illegalities of FGM and various other analyses. Some data for earlier years are reported.

Highlights

Key Findings

There were 5,870 individual¹ women and girls who had an attendance where FGM was identified in the period April 2022 to March 2023. These accounted for 12,475 total attendances² reported at NHS trusts and GP practices where FGM was identified.
These figures are higher than in 2021-22 when 5,620 individual¹ women and girls accounted for 12,065 total attendances². They are lower than total attendances and individuals recorded in 2019-20 before pressure on NHS services increased as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
The FGM Enhanced Dataset was opened eight years ago. Since the collection began, information has been reported by NHS trusts and GP practices about 33,620 individual women and girls, who have, between April 2015 and March 2023, had a total of 87,575 attendances where FGM was identified.
Between April 2022 and March 2023, 102 NHS trusts and 50 GP practices submitted one or more FGM attendance records. In the eight years since the collection began in April 2015 – FGM attendance records have been submitted from 149 NHS trusts and 258 GP practices

Definitions

(1) Individuals refers to all patients in the reporting period where FGM was identified or a procedure for FGM was undertaken. Each patient is only counted once.

(2) Total Attendances refers to all attendances in the reporting period where FGM was identified or a procedure for FGM was undertaken. Women and girls may have one or more attendances in the reporting period. This category includes both newly recorded and previously identified women and girls.

(3) Newly Recorded refers to an individual’s first appearance in the FGM dataset. Newly recorded does not necessarily mean that the attendance is the woman’s or girl’s first attendance for FGM.