Questions › Chapter 5: The UK government, the law and your role
True or false: It is legal to take a girl from the UK to another country so that female genital mutilation can be carried out there.
- ATrue
- BFalseRight answer
Answer: False
FGM, also called cutting or female circumcision, is against the law in the UK. Performing it, or taking a woman or girl to another country for it, is a crime.
From chapter 5 of the handbook, "The UK government, the law and your role", section "Fundamental principles". Practice question 601 of 651, written in our own words.