FGM001 form: apply for an FGM protection order
Form FGM001 is the application for a female genital mutilation (FGM) protection order under Schedule 2 to the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003. The order protects a girl against FGM, or a girl against whom it has been committed.
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How Wren helps with the FGM001
Official forms are written for lawyers. With Wren you do not have to decode this one on your own, and you still follow the court’s procedure.
- Plain questions, one at a timeEach part of the FGM001 becomes short questions in everyday words. Answer at your own pace and come back to it.
- Help beside each questionWhat the question is asking and what the official guidance says about it, in plain English.
- The official form, filled inYour answers go into the official FGM001. You check it, sign it and send it yourself. Nothing goes to the court for you.
- What comes next, kept with your caseWhat usually happens after you send it, with the dates worked out from the published rules.
Time and money
- On your own
- A day or more
- With Wren
- About an hour for most forms
- Solicitor for this form
- £740 to £1,2403 to 5 hours
A solicitor’s time for the FGM001 can run to £1,240. With Wren it is part of £19.99 a month, and it takes about an hour for most forms rather than a day or more.
Times and hours are Wren’s estimates for a typical case, not quotes. Solicitor costs are those hours at £247 an hour, the courts’ guideline rate for a solicitor with over four years’ experience, outside London (GOV.UK, Solicitors' guideline hourly rates (in effect from 1 January 2026)). The guideline runs from £200 to £295 an hour outside London depending on experience, firms set their own rates, and VAT is added on top.
Key facts
- Official title
- Application for a female genital mutilation (FGM) protection order: Form FGM001
- Edition
- 06.26Source: official page (external source, opens in a new tab)
- Who can apply
- The girl to be protected or a relevant third party; anyone else with leaveSource: official page (external source, opens in a new tab)
- Service
- An individual applicant must not serve the documents on the person the order is sought againstSource: official page (external source, opens in a new tab)
Who uses the FGM001
The girl to be protected, or a relevant third party such as a local authority. Anyone else needs the court's permission on Form FGM006. The NSPCC FGM helpline is 0800 028 3550. If you are in immediate danger, call 999.
When it is used
When a girl is at risk of FGM, or has been subjected to it. The court can hear the application without notice in urgent cases.
Before you start
- Your details, unless kept confidential on Form C8.
- If applying for someone else: the person's details and your reasons.
- Each respondent's details.
- What you want the order to say and the facts in support.
How to fill in the FGM001
Open each part for what it asks and how to answer it. In Wren, each part is a few plain questions, and your answers fill in the form.
Section 1
Whether you are the person to be protected or a relevant third party, and your details.
Sections 2 and 3
The person to be protected and your reasons, for relevant third parties.
Section 4
Two respondents, more on a separate sheet.
Sections 5 to 8
The order you want, needs at court, other information and other proceedings.
Statement of truth
Signed on the printed form.
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What happens after you send it
The application is served on the respondents and the person to be protected. FPR rule 11.4 says the court serves it if an applicant acting in person asks. You can prepare the form in Wren once it is available in the Forms list. Wren does not file, serve or send anything for you.
Common mistakes
- Serving the respondent yourself.
- Putting confidential addresses on the form.
Common questions
Do I need permission?
Only if you are neither the girl to be protected nor a relevant third party. Use Form FGM006.
Where these facts come from
These are the official rules and pages this page is based on. They are listed so you can check a detail for yourself; you do not need them to use Wren. They are outside Wren and open in a new tab.
- GOV.UK: Form FGM001 (external source, opens in a new tab)
- Form FGM001 (06.26) PDF (external source, opens in a new tab)
- Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003, Schedule 2 (external source, opens in a new tab)
- FPR 2010 Part 11 (external source, opens in a new tab)
- GOV.UK: Form C8 confidential contact details (external source, opens in a new tab)