<P> FGM was outlawed in the UK by the Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985 , which made it an offence to perform FGM on children or adults . The Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 and the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation ( Scotland ) Act 2005 made it an offence to arrange FGM outside the country for British citizens or permanent residents , whether or not it is lawful in the country to which the girl is taken . </P>
<P> FGM was outlawed in the UK by the Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985 , which made it an offence to perform FGM on children or adults . The Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 and the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation ( Scotland ) Act 2005 made it an offence to arrange FGM outside the country for British citizens or permanent residents , whether or not it is lawful in the country to which the girl is taken . </P>
when was fgm made illegal in the uk
when was fgm made illegal in the uk
1985
1985