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<p>Statistics on FGM Protection Orders are publicly available as part of the Family
Courts Statistics Quarterly series at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/family-court-statistics-quarterly"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/family-court-statistics-quarterly</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>FGM Protection Orders were introduced on 17 July 2015 and statistics are only
currently available for the period 1 July to 30 September 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The
number of applications made by police and local authorities in England were as follows:</p><p>
</p><ul><li>5 applications were made by local authorities; and</li><li>11 applications
were made by police.</li></ul><p> </p><p>No applications were made by local authorities
or police in Wales.</p><p> </p><p>As justice is a devolved matter, statistics on the
number of applications made for an FGM Protection Order in Northern Ireland is a matter
for the Northern Ireland Executive.</p>
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