Title: Promoting a multi-agency approach to share best practice of managing Female Genital Mutilation, in Belfast Northern Ireland
Tuesday 28 May 2019 at Unison Galway House, 165 York Street, Belfast BT15 1A
Audience Police, Health and Social Care Professionals, Teachers and voluntary sector
The UK had it is first ever FGM prosecution on 1 February 2019. The perpetrator got a sentence of 13 years. This conference shares multi agency partnership practice from the UK that works!
Programme
The main aim of the conference is to raise awareness. The schedule includes guest speakers from the UK, that include the, Institute of Policing, Essex police several multiagency disciplines, all of whom have experience of dealing with some or all aspects of Female Genital Mutilation and its associated impact upon victims, families and communities. The conference will conclude with a panel based question and answer session.
Programme
09.00 – 09.30 Registration and coffee
09.30 – 09.35 Opening and Welcome
Setting the scene of the day Angie Marriott Director of Diversity Employment Solutions Ltd
09.35 – 09:50 Unisons Campaign in Challenging Inequalities
Patricia McKeown Regional Officer Unison
09.50 – 10.20 PSNI Challenges in policing FGM (speaker)
10.20 – 10.45 Addressing women’s inequalities in NI
Paula Bradshaw MLO
10:45 – 11.15 Seeking Independent Advice
Simon Price Institute of Policing, University of Chester
11.15 – 11.45 PC Operation Limelight – Safeguarding
PC Fiona Clements Essex Police
11.45 – 12.15 Challenges in Safeguarding and Reporting FGM
Angie Marriott Director of Diversity Employment Solutions Ltd
12.15 – 13.00 Lunch
13.00 13.20 Belfast NI Children’s Safeguarding Board (speaker to be named)
13:20 – 14.00 Voice of an FGM survivor
Kemi Ajayi (Mental Health Nurse)
14.00. 14.20 Engaging with African Communities
Jean Anderson One Woman at a Time (OWAT) UK Aderonke African Women’s Network Belfast
14.20 -14.50 SWAN FGM Project funded by Awards for All
Sahra Mahmuud & Angie Marriott (SWAN)
14.50 -15.40 Panel Debate and Discussion
Simon Price, Angie Marriott, Fiona Clements,
15.40 Chairs closing remarks
To book a place please contact
Marianne Buick Unison: M.Buick@unison.co.uk
or
Angie Marriott: diversity_employment_solutions@post.com
Number: 07881220166
There are limited places available, please book early if you would like to attend the day.
“There are over 170,000 Female Genital Mutilation survivors living in the UK” (NHS England, 2017)
We look forward to seeing you on the day
