The online CPD has been developed by the National FGM Centre and the course will also cover other safeguarding issues including forced marriage, honour-based abuse and female genital mutilation.
Department for Education children in need data shows an increase in the number of witchcraft and faith-based abuse cases being identified. In 2018/19, there were 1,950 cases, a 34 per cent increase from the previous year.
The National FGM Centre, which is run by Barnardo’s and the Local Government Association (LGA), says that this is a “startling rise” but fears that it is just the tip of an iceberg as many professionals do not know what signs to look out for and so fail to make appropriate referrals.
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