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Although the UK has been a member of the Council of Europe, a [[human rights]] organisation since 1949, a state-party to the [[ICCPR]] since 1976, and the CRC since 1991, the General Medical Council has not revised its policies and procedures to recognise the [[human rights]] of child patients to the physical security of their person.
The GMC holds four disciplinary sessions a year. Over the last decade it has disciplined 39 doctors for ritual (non-therapeutic) [[circumcision]] issues. The Medical Protection Society warned circumcision carries "considerable risks and complications”. Religious and cultural [[circumcision]] on boys is permitted, including by non-doctors, and largely occurs among Jewish, Muslim and some African Christian communities, where they are often considered a religious obligation.<ref>{{REFnews
|title=Exposed: the horror statistics behind ritual circumcision of baby boys in the UK
|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/exposed-horrors-ritual-circumcision-baby-28990951
|last=Penmman
|first=Andrew
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|publisher=Mirror
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|date=2023-01-19
|accessdate=2023-01-20
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==The guidance of the British Medical Association==