Arrests after reports of FGM at unregistered Birmingham school
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The name of the school in Birmingham has not been revealed
Three men have been arrested in connection with reports of female genital mutilation offences at a Birmingham school.
Police were tipped off to "possible illegal practices" at an unregistered school in the city following an investigation by education watchdog, Ofsted.
West Midlands Police was called to the scene at 11:39 BST on Tuesday.
The force said it understood the concern the arrests would cause.
Two men, aged 32 and 61, were arrested on suspicion of being involved in female genital mutilation and have since been bailed with strict conditions.
A third man was arrested on Thursday and has also been bailed with strict conditions.
Police said their investigation was ongoing.
Ofsted confirmed inspectors were investigating a suspected unregistered school in Birmingham but said it could not comment further due to police involvement.
Female genital mutilation, sometimes called female circumcision, is the deliberate cutting or removal of a female's external genitalia.
In the UK it is a crime and is treated as child abuse.
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