A Practical Guide to Female Genital Mutilation
and Forced Marriage Protection Orders
All you need to know about Forced Marriage and Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders.
Date: 19th February 2019
Time: 10.00am - 3.30pm (9.30am registration)
Address: Middlesex Suite, Civic Centre, 225 - 226 High St, Uxbridge, London, UB8 1UW
Forced Marriage and Female Genital Mutilation Orders are civil injunctions that offer a legal means to protect and safeguard both victims of, and potential victims of these harmful practices. The process to obtain an order is very simple, and their effects have a significant impact on the life of the person to be protected.
This event aims to raise awareness of the scope and effectiveness of the orders, along with a practical application with the aim of encouraging professionals to always consider them in any safeguarding plans.
What can you expect to learn?
- What is FGM?
- What is Forced Marriage and so called ‘Honour Based’ Violence?
- How to identity risk
- Powerful survivor experience
- The practicalities of obtaining an order
- Tools to assist in the application
- A practical application – case studies
Who is the event aimed at?
- Social Workers
- Police
- Those working in the family and criminal courts
- Legal professionals
- Health professionals
- Education professionals
- NGOs
- Safeguarding charities
In fact anyone that might be in a position to make a difference in someone’s life by advising them or assisting in applying for an order.
This event is being delivered by the Home Office in partnership with Hillingdon Council, Metropolitan Police Service, The Sharan Project and others and we invite you to save the date in your diaries. There will be limited availability and we expect the event to be popular. We will advise you of booking details when they are available.
Refreshment and Lunch will be available.
Please can you send out to you networks and staff groups please. This can also go out to colleagues in Herts, Bucks and Berks too.
An invite will be published in due course.
