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Mohamed Abdisamad · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 28 Dec 2025•West London

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Concerns
6

Raised in this report

Recipients
2

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Responses found
2

Of 2 recipients

Stated actions
3

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Concerns raised6

  1. Failure to obtain consent before NTMC
    Part of recurring concern: Inadequate informed-consent processes for medical treatment
  2. Lack of infection control requirements for NTMC
    Part of recurring concern: Failure to control infection risks during care
  3. Lack of external accreditation and registration for NTMC practitioners
    Part of recurring concern: Inadequate professional registration and fitness-to-practise safeguards
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  1. Position

    Circumcisions performed by non-registered healthcare professionals, including non-therapeutic procedures, fall outside CQC regulatory scope.

    Stated by Department of Health and Social CareOutside remitThe respondent said that this matter was outside its role or authority.

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Failure to obtain consent before NTMC

Wider context from the report

“4. There is no system for consent to be taken prior to a Non-Therapeutic Male Circumcisions (NTMC). ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Inadequate informed-consent processes for medical treatment.

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Lack of infection control requirements for NTMC

Wider context from the report

“5. There is no requirement for any infection control measures for a Non-Therapeutic Male Circumcisions (NTMC). ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Failure to control infection risks during care.

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Lack of external accreditation and registration for NTMC practitioners

Wider context from the report

“2. There is no system of external accreditation and/or registration for individuals who conduct a Non-Therapeutic Male Circumcisions (NTMC). ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Inadequate professional registration and fitness-to-practise safeguards.

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Lack of record-keeping requirements for NTMC

Wider context from the report

“3. There is no requirement for any record keeping for individuals who undergo a Non-Therapeutic Male Circumcisions (NTMC). ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Incomplete, inaccurate or unavailable clinical and care records.

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Lack of training and continuing professional development requirements for NTMC practitioners

Wider context from the report

“1. Any individual may conduct a Non-Therapeutic Male Circumcision (NTMC) without any prior training or any Continuing Professional Development (CDP), ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Inadequate training and continuing-development requirements for unregulated healthcare practitioners.

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Lack of aftercare requirements for NTMC

Wider context from the report

“6. There are no requirements for any aftercare for a Non-Therapeutic Male Circumcisions (NTMC), including but not limited to dressing the wound, analgesia and/or worsening care advice. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

No recurring-concern membership is currently published.

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How this respondent position was interpreted

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Circumcisions performed by non-registered healthcare professionals, including non-therapeutic procedures, fall outside CQC regulatory scope.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The CQC provides oversight of services provided by registered health professionals performing male circumcision, ensuring consistent standards of safety and quality in those cases. This includes both therapeutic and non-therapeutic male circumcision. Circumcision carried out by individuals who are not registered healthcare professionals remain outside of CQC regulatory scope. This includes any non-therapeutic circumcision, regardless of the purposes for carrying out the circumcision.”

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Response from Department of Health and Social Care
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Published 29 December 2025

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How this respondent position was interpreted

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Existing professional regulation and CQC registration provide safety and quality oversight when regulated healthcare professionals perform male circumcision.

Verbatim wording from the response

“If an NTMC procedure is carried out by a regulated healthcare professional, they will be subject to oversight by the relevant professional regulator such as the GMC for”

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Response from Department of Health and Social Care
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Published 29 December 2025

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How this respondent position was interpreted

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Existing law requires valid consent before non-therapeutic male circumcision, including consent from a person with parental responsibility where applicable.

Verbatim wording from the response

“It is a general legal and ethical principle that valid consent must be obtained from an individual before starting a treatment or physical intervention. For consent to be valid it must be given voluntarily by an appropriately informed person who has the capacity to consent to the intervention in question. If children have the capacity to give consent for themselves, consent should be sought directly from them. Once young people reach the age of 16, they are presumed in law to be competent to give consent for themselves for their own surgical, medical or dental treatment, and any associated procedures, such as investigations, anaesthesia or nursing care. If a child is not competent to give consent for themselves, consent should be sought from a person with parental responsibility. This will often, but not always, be the child’s parent.”

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Response from Department of Health and Social Care
Page 2 · response
Published 29 December 2025

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Responsibility for the reported issues rests with DHSC, which has provided the comprehensive government response; MHCLG has nothing further to add.

Verbatim wording from the response

“MHCLG is responsible for the overall stewardship of the local government sector, but we are not responsible for all the services that councils deliver. Councils deliver a very wide range of services to residents, within a national legislative framework. Decisions around management are often taken locally, but the lead Government department for any particular issue delivered by a local authority is responsible for working with councils to ensure effective delivery.”

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Response from MHCLG
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Published 29 December 2025

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Other statements in published responses

These actions and other statements could not be clearly connected to one concern in this report.

Recipient-stated actions An action is something a recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to a concern raised.3

  1. 1

    Engage Muslim and Jewish community stakeholders regarding non-statutory measures to improve non-therapeutic male circumcision safety.

    Stated by Department of Health and Social CareStated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 29 December 2025.
  2. 2

    Liaise with relevant government departments before developing non-statutory patient-safety measures for non-therapeutic male circumcision.

    Stated by Department of Health and Social CareStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 29 December 2025.
  3. 3

    Liaise with DHSC on non-statutory measures to improve patient safety in this area.

    Stated by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentStated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 29 December 2025.

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Engage Muslim and Jewish community stakeholders regarding non-statutory measures to improve non-therapeutic male circumcision safety.

Verbatim wording from the response

“NTMC is a complex and sensitive policy area and cuts across several other government departments, including Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government regarding faith and community relations; Department for Education regarding children’s rights; and Ministry of Justice regarding Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights on right to life. Departmental officials are in the process of liaising with other relevant government officials prior to engaging with stakeholders, particularly in Muslim and Jewish communities, regarding non-statutory measures to improve patient safety in this area.”

Source location

Response from Department of Health and Social Care
Page 3 · response
Published 29 December 2025

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How this respondent action was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Liaise with relevant government departments before developing non-statutory patient-safety measures for non-therapeutic male circumcision.

Verbatim wording from the response

“NTMC is a complex and sensitive policy area and cuts across several other government departments, including Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government regarding faith and community relations; Department for Education regarding children’s rights; and Ministry of Justice regarding Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights on right to life. Departmental officials are in the process of liaising with other relevant government officials prior to engaging with stakeholders, particularly in Muslim and Jewish communities, regarding non-statutory measures to improve patient safety in this area.”

Source location

Response from Department of Health and Social Care
Page 3 · response
Published 29 December 2025

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How this respondent action was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Liaise with DHSC on non-statutory measures to improve patient safety in this area.

Verbatim wording from the response

“MHCLG will liaise with DHSC around non-statutory measures to improve patient safety in this area, but we have nothing further to add to ████████ comprehensive response.”

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Response from MHCLG
Page 1 · response
Published 29 December 2025

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