Figures indicate that around 38 cases of child abuse associated with faith or belief are reported every week.
The figures also show that there were 1,000 reported cases of children undergoing—or being at risk of—female genital mutilation between 2018/2019. This represents a rise of 6 percent over 2017/2018 and is a record high.
"Social workers have become better at identifying the signs of FGM and belief-related abuse, but the true incidence rate is likely to be higher as these crimes are under-reported," she said."Councils are determined to tackle the practice of FGM and work with partner organisations to do everything possible to protect and support children and young people."
Bartholomew said that the FGM Centre's goal was to end new cases of female genital mutilation in England by 2030, and protect children from abuse associated with faith or belief.
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