| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | A Bill to amend the Children Act 1989 to state that proceedings under Section 5A of, and Schedule 2 to, the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 are family proceedings |
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| Citation | 2019 c. 10 |
| Introduced by | Zac Goldsmith (Commons) Lord Berkeley of Knighton (Lords) |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 15 March 2019 |
| Commencement | 15 March 2019 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | Children Act 1989 |
| Relates to | Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 Serious Crime Act 2015 |
| History of passage through Parliament | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2019 (c. 10) is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom which amends the Children Act 1989 to change the designation of proceedings under the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 as "family proceedings".