Court of Appeal
In re A (A Child) (Female Genital Mutilation: Asylum)
[2020] EWCA Civ 731

Ryder, King, Hickinbottom LJJ
2020 March 12;
June 15

ChildrenOrders relating to childrenFemale genital mutilation protection orderMother seeking asylum based on risk to daughter of genital mutilationSecretary of State refusing asylumFirst-tier Tribunal finding no risk to daughter of genital mutilation and dismissing appealAsylum appeal rights exhaustedLocal authority applying to family court for female genital mutilation protection orderWhether tribunal’s prior assessment of risk starting point for family court’s subsequent determination in exercise of its jurisdiction to make protection orderProper approach to exercising power to make protection order Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 (c 31), Sch 2, para 1

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