Orders protecting against risk of FGM should be “focused, targeted and proportionate” to specific risks established, says High Court judge – Local Government Lawyer

Posted November 12th, 2024 in families, female genital mutilation, local government, news, proportionality and tagged by sally

‘The High Court has discharged a Prohibited Steps Order (PSO) made to protect a now teenage girl against the risks of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), after finding “no evidence” of an ongoing risk of FGM to the girl, and finding that the order continued to have a “profound impact on her competing rights and freedoms”.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 11th November 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk