Petition · past parliament
Introduce a UK Law against the practice of Female Genital Mutilation.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Wales Gets First Female Genital Mutilation Clinic.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Female genital mutilation is already illegal in the UK. You can find out more about what the UK Government is doing to tackle FGM here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/female-genital-mutilation
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/female-genital-mutilation
Timeline
| 9 May 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 16 May 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
16 May 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.