FGM victims
Dear Staffordshire Safeguarding Children Board,
Under the freedom of information act, please provide the following:
How many victims of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) have been reported in 2013, 2014 and 2015?
How many victims of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) have been reported to the police in 2013, 2014 and 2015?
How many victims have died as a result of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in 2013, 2014 and 2015?
In the reported cases of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) what ages were the victims?
In the reported cases of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) what race and nationality were the victims?
How many females are at risk of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)?
Could you please provide the above information in the format of a Word Document, with exact figures rather than percentages.
Thank You kindly for your time and I hope to hear from you soon.
Henna Janagal
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Dear Henna,
Thank you for your request for information.
Your request is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and will be answered within twenty working days.
If you have any queries about this request do not hesitate to contact me. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.
Kind regards
Matthew Sharman
Access to Information Assistant
Information Governance Unit
3rd Floor
Staffordshire Place 2
STAFFORD
ST16 2LP
[email address]
Dear Henna,
Thank you for your request for information.
In November 2014 we introduced a new client management system,
subsequently retrieval of the requested information is only available from
November 2014 onwards; prior to this the information is not held in an
extractable format and would require 5000 records to be checked at 10
minutes per record equalling 833 hours, therefore this part of your
request is refused as per Section 12 (the cost of compliance exceeds the
appropriate limit) of the Freedom of Information Act. As a result of this
we can only provide data for 2015.
1. How many victims of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) have been
reported in 2015?
We are unable to quantify if a child/young person is a victim of FGM,
however we can confirm the number of children/young people who were
assessed to be at risk of FGM at the point of their assessment. In 2015,
36 children/young people received an assessment where FGM was identified
as a risk factor.
2. How many victims of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) have been
reported to the police in 2015?
Staffordshire County Council does not hold this information, please
contact Staffordshire Police to request this data.
3. How many victims have died as a result of Female Genital Mutilation
(FGM) in 2015?
Staffordshire County Council does not hold this information, please
contact the appropriate health authority to request this data.
4. In the reported cases of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) what ages
were the victims?
We are unable to identify those victims of FGM and can only provide the
number of children/young people who were assessed to be at risk of FGM at
the point of their assessment. The ages of these children/young people are
in the table below.
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5. In the reported cases of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) what race
and nationality were the victims?
We are unable to identify those victims of FGM and can only provide the
number of children/young people who were assessed to be at risk of FGM at
the point of their assessment. The ethnicities and nationalities of these
children/young people are in the tables below (not all of the
nationalities were disclosed at the time of referral).
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6. How many females are at risk of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)?
We are unable to identify those at risk for the whole population.
If you have any queries or require any further information please do not
hesitate to contact me.
In the first instance if you have any comments relating to how your
request has been handled by our authority, please write to Lian Stibbs,
Access Manager, Information Governance, Information Governance Unit,
Staffordshire County Council, 3rd Floor, Staffordshire Place 2, Stafford,
ST16 2LP.
If you have any further comments relating to how your request has been
handled by our authority, please contact the Information Commissioner,
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.
Yours sincerely,
Gemma Allen
Access to Information Officer
Information Governance Unit
Staffordshire County Council
Staffordshire Place 2
Tipping Street, Stafford
ST16 2LP
Tel: 01785 278568
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