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<p>So called 'honour-based' violence, including Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and
forced marriage, is a terrible form of abuse, and this Government is clear that we
will not allow political or cultural sensitivities to get in the way of tackling it.
Work to tackle these crimes is an integral part of our cross-Government Violence Against
Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy, published last year.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS FGM Enhanced
Dataset provides information on the number of women and girls with FGM who are being
cared for by the NHS in England and has been published quarterly and annually by NHS
Digital since 2014. A detailed breakdown of these statistics by local authority, age
at which FGM was carried out and country where FGM was undertaken is available online
at <a href="http://content.digital.nhs.uk/fgm" target="_blank">http://content.digital.nhs.uk/fgm</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>The joint Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Home Office Forced Marriage
Unit (FMU) operates a public helpline to provide advice and support to victims of
forced marriage as well as to professionals dealing with cases. Statistics on the
number of cases dealt with by the FMU are published annually, including a breakdown
by region and age and are available online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/forced-marriage#statistics-on-forced-marriage-collected-by-fmu"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/forced-marriage#statistics-on-forced-marriage-collected-by-fmu</a>.
The statistics are available for the region of London. However, they cannot be broken
down into specific London boroughs for data protection reasons. For example, the number
of cases from a specific borough may be low enough to allow a victim to be identified,
and the FMU must safeguard those it supports.</p>
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