Coalition of experts demand that the UK government adopt a series of recommendations in order to honour its pledge to end FGM by 2030

Gabriella Swerling Social and Religious Affairs Editor

Every woman and girl should be screened for female genital mutitlation, a coalition of police, barristers and charities have urged, as they prepare to present the Prime Minister with their solutions to help end the “barbaric” practice.

A coalition of experts are demanding that the UK government adopt a series of recommendations including mandatory screening in order to honour its pledge to end worldwide FGM by 2030. 

The practice is defined as a human rights abuse by the UN and constitutes one of the most extreme forms of violence against women and girls which can cause lifelong trauma.