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Lifer
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But figures show that nobody has been prosecuted so far, prompting Labour MP Ann Clwyd to suggest: "Somebody is not taking this seriously."
With an estimated 7,000 girls at risk in the UK, is enough being done?
While it mainly affects members of the African community, opponents do not see it as a cultural issue but one of child protection.
There was also reluctance to risk stigmatising children by insisting on physical examinations. Instead, the question of finding victims could come down to spotting changes in behaviour.
'Barbaric practice'
Critics of the government's efforts continue to call for more to be done.
"It's not unusual for a grandmother to arrange for this to be done to a child in the absence of the mother from the home," Tory MP Angela Watkinson told the Commons, calling for better education of older women on the "barbaric practice".
But figures show that nobody has been prosecuted so far, prompting Labour MP Ann Clwyd to suggest: "Somebody is not taking this seriously."
With an estimated 7,000 girls at risk in the UK, is enough being done?
While it mainly affects members of the African community, opponents do not see it as a cultural issue but one of child protection.
There was also reluctance to risk stigmatising children by insisting on physical examinations. Instead, the question of finding victims could come down to spotting changes in behaviour.
'Barbaric practice'
Critics of the government's efforts continue to call for more to be done.
"It's not unusual for a grandmother to arrange for this to be done to a child in the absence of the mother from the home," Tory MP Angela Watkinson told the Commons, calling for better education of older women on the "barbaric practice".
