General information
Information for you if you are looking for definitions, facts, and myth busting about gender based violence.
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FGM
Procedures that involve the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.
Child abuse
Child abuse is when a child in harmed by an adult or child. This could be once or over an extended period of time. This harm may be physical, sexual or emotional.
Child sexual exploitation
Sexual exploitation of children and young people under 18 involves situations and relationships where young people receive ‘something’ as a result of them performing, and/or another or others performing on them, sexual activities.
Sarah’s Law
A law for anyone who wants to find out if a person who has contact with a child, has a record of child sexual offences.
