TY - JOUR T1 - Mandatory police reporting of female genital mutilation in under 18s: experience of healthcare professionals JF - Sexually Transmitted Infections JO - Sex Transm Infect SP - 470 LP - 470 DO - 10.1136/sextrans-2018-053927 VL - 95 IS - 6 AU - Jane Ashby AU - Ania Richardson AU - Daniela Brawley AU - Elizabeth Hamlyn A2 - , Y1 - 2019/09/01 UR - http://sti.bmj.com/content/95/6/470.abstract N2 - Since October 2015, it has been mandatory in England and Wales to report female genital mutilation (FGM) in girls aged <under 18 to the police. The British Association for Sexual Health and HIV Adolescent Special Interest Group conducted a UK-wide survey of healthcare professionals aiming to capture experience of FGM reporting.A total of 76 responses were received over a 4-week period. Ninety per cent of respondents worked in sexual health services; responses were also received from contraception … ER -