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A girl of African-Muslim ancestry reportedly was abandoned on the streets of the city of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds Leeds], West Yorkshire. This resulted in the girl, designated as "G" and her brother, designated as "B" being taken into custody and placed with a foster parent.<ref name="bangham2015" />
This case was brought by the local authority due to there being concerns that G had received a female circumcision or female genital mutilation ([[FGM]]).<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://www.charlotteproudman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Re-B-and-G.Fam_.Law_.pdf
|title=Female Genital Mutilation: Re B and G
Judge Mumby observed that the British ''[https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/41/contents Children Act 1989]'' requires that a finding of "significant harm" must be found before a court may intervene by issuing a care or supervision order.<ref name="bangham2015" />
Judge Mumby concluded with a finding that male [[circumcision ]] does in fact constitute significant harm:
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