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| Two people arrested in London on suspicion of conspiracy to commit FGM | |
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| Two people have been arrested for conspiracy to commit female genital mutilation (FGM), according to reports. | Two people have been arrested for conspiracy to commit female genital mutilation (FGM), according to reports. |
| A 72-year-old man was stopped by police while going through customs at Heathrow after he arrived in Britain accompanied by an 11-year-old girl from Uganda’s capital Kampala early on Friday morning. | A 72-year-old man was stopped by police while going through customs at Heathrow after he arrived in Britain accompanied by an 11-year-old girl from Uganda’s capital Kampala early on Friday morning. |
| A 40-year-old woman was arrested in Hackney under Section 2 of the FGM Act 2003. | |
| Police told the press that the two arrests were connected. | Police told the press that the two arrests were connected. |
| In a statement they said: “Officers acted upon information given and a 40-year-old woman was arrested in Hackney under Section 2 of the FGM Act 2003, namely aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring a girl to carry out FGM on herself.” | In a statement they said: “Officers acted upon information given and a 40-year-old woman was arrested in Hackney under Section 2 of the FGM Act 2003, namely aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring a girl to carry out FGM on herself.” |
| Both suspects have been taken to east London police stations, where they remain in custody. | Both suspects have been taken to east London police stations, where they remain in custody. |
| FGM has been illegal in the UK since 1985, and since 2003 those found taking a female child out of the country to be circumcised can face anywhere up to 14 years in prison. | FGM has been illegal in the UK since 1985, and since 2003 those found taking a female child out of the country to be circumcised can face anywhere up to 14 years in prison. |
| No one has been convicted of FGM; however, in March the Crown Prosecution Service launched its first effort to get convictions for FGM, when a doctor and person thought to be encouraging the practice were arrested in November 2013. | No one has been convicted of FGM; however, in March the Crown Prosecution Service launched its first effort to get convictions for FGM, when a doctor and person thought to be encouraging the practice were arrested in November 2013. |
| They are due to stand trial in January 2015. | They are due to stand trial in January 2015. |
| A report last year by a coalition of medical groups and human rights organisations last year reported that there are a suspected 66,000 victims of FGM in England and Wales and that a further 24,000 girls under the age of 15 were at risk. | A report last year by a coalition of medical groups and human rights organisations last year reported that there are a suspected 66,000 victims of FGM in England and Wales and that a further 24,000 girls under the age of 15 were at risk. |