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<p>The Government recognises the importance of raising awareness of female genital
mutilation (FGM) amongst professionals with safeguarding responsibilities. <br><br>In
June 2014 the Home Office launched an e-learning tool on FGM for all practitioners
with a responsibility for safeguarding (social workers, teachers, health care professionals,
border force and police). As of November 2014, 8,337 <br>people had signed up to do
the e-learning with 3,957 people having completed it. 99.5% of people who completed
the training would recommend it to others. A breakdown of figures by English region
is not available. <br><br>The new FGM Unit has also now been established and is raising
awareness of all of the available guidance and resources to professionals through
a series of outreach events.</p><p> </p>
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