education 2016 All staff need to be aware of the risk indicators for FGM School safeguarding leads need to know how to make a referral if concerned How to challenge and escalate if concerned Duty to report to the police ID: 933518
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Keeping children safe in education 2016
All staff need to be aware of the risk indicators for FGM
School safeguarding leads need to know how to make a referral if concerned
How to challenge and escalate if concerned
Duty to report to the police
Slide2Mandatory Reporting Duty
FGM ACT 2003Teachers
DUTY TO REPORT TO POLICE:
Teachers
(as defined by Education Act 2002)
In “
Known
” Cases of FGM in under 18s
A
personal duty
;
the responsibility cannot be transferred.
Unless
another individual from your profession has already made a report; there is no requirement to make a second
.
If
you do not currently undertake genital examinations in the course of delivering your job, then the duty does not change this.