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| Britain's first FGM clinic for girls to open in London in September | |
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| Britain's first specialist clinic for child victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) is set to open in London next month. | Britain's first specialist clinic for child victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) is set to open in London next month. |
| The clinic, at University College London, will provide medical and psychological treatment for girls. | |
| Doctors will also carry out examinations if the police are not sure if mutilation has occurred. | Doctors will also carry out examinations if the police are not sure if mutilation has occurred. |
| FGM includes procedures that remove or injure female genital organs for non-medical reasons. | FGM includes procedures that remove or injure female genital organs for non-medical reasons. |
| Dangers include severe bleeding, problems urinating, infections, infertility, mental health problems, complications in childbirth and increased risk of death for newborns. | Dangers include severe bleeding, problems urinating, infections, infertility, mental health problems, complications in childbirth and increased risk of death for newborns. |
| The practice has been illegal in the UK since 1985 but the first prosecutions, which are currently ongoing, were not until this year. | The practice has been illegal in the UK since 1985 but the first prosecutions, which are currently ongoing, were not until this year. |
| Doctors at the clinic will also be able to take medical photographs of victims' injuries, give witness statements and testify in court. | Doctors at the clinic will also be able to take medical photographs of victims' injuries, give witness statements and testify in court. |
| The NSPCC children's charity has set up a 24-hour FGM helpline and received 321 reports since it launched last June, 148 of which were referred to police and children's services. | The NSPCC children's charity has set up a 24-hour FGM helpline and received 321 reports since it launched last June, 148 of which were referred to police and children's services. |