72 Offence of failing to protect girl from risk of genital mutilation
Serious Crime Act 2015 (2015 c 9) | Legislation

72  Offence of failing to protect girl from risk of genital mutilation

(1)     The Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 is amended as follows.

(2)     After section 3 insert—

“3A Offence of failing to protect girl from risk of genital mutilation

(1)     If a genital mutilation offence is committed against a girl under the age of 16, each person who is responsible for the girl at the relevant time is guilty of an offence.

This is subject to subsection (5).

(2)     For the purposes of this section a person is “responsible” for a girl in the following two cases.

(3)     The first case is where the person—

(a)     has parental responsibility for the girl, and

(b)     has frequent contact with her.

(4)     The second case is where the person—

(a)

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