FGM003 form: change, extend or end an FGM protection order
Form FGM003 is the application to vary, extend or discharge a female genital mutilation (FGM) protection order made under Schedule 2 to the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003.
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How Wren helps with the FGM003
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 FGM003 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 FGM003. 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 FGM003 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 to vary, extend or discharge a female genital mutilation (FGM) protection order: Form FGM003
- Edition
- 06.26Source: official page (external source, opens in a new tab)
- Which court
- The court currently dealing with the FGM proceedingsSource: official page (external source, opens in a new tab)
Who uses the FGM003
A party to the proceedings, the girl protected by the order, or any person affected by it. If you are in immediate danger, call 999.
When it is used
While the order is in force.
Before you start
- The order and its date.
- What you want and why.
- Who is to be served.
How to fill in the FGM003
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.
About you
Your details.
The order
Vary, extend or discharge, its date and the new terms.
Reasons and service
Your reasons and the people to be served.
Statement of truth
Signed on the printed form.
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What happens after you send it
FPR rule 11.10 applies the rules on hearings, service and representations to this application. 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 documents yourself as an individual applicant.
Common questions
Can a person affected by the order apply?
Yes. Paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 allows it.
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 FGM003 (external source, opens in a new tab)
- Form FGM003 (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)