Policy document
Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill
Parliamentary Counsel ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This is a legislative bill proposing amendments to the Children Act 1989 regarding procedural classification of certain FGM-related proceedings under the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003. The document contains only the title and legislative purpose, with no substantive analysis, data, or evaluation of child well-being outcomes.
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The document is a legislative header only, containing no research, evidence, evaluation, or analysis of child protection or well-being. It cannot inform us about the effectiveness, implementation, or impact of any child protection measures.
Abstract
Amend the Children Act 1989 to provide that certain proceedings under Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 are family proceedings.