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|formation = [[1994]]
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|type = Charity (No. 1072831)
|status = Voluntary organization
|purpose = Foreskin restoration and avoidance of circumcision for children
|headquarters =
|location = [[Stone, Staffordshire]]
|region_served = [[UK]]
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|leader_title = Chairman
|leader_name = Dr John Warren
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|affiliations = NORM USA [http://www.norm.org]
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'''NORM-UK''' is a British-based [[charitable organization|charity]] concerned with [[foreskin]] health and matters related to [[circumcision]]. It provides information about conservative treatments for foreskin problems including [[phimosis]], non-surgical foreskin restoration, and hosts and participates in conferences about genital health.
==History and mission==
NORM-UK was founded in 1994 as a counterpart to the American group [[National Organization of Restoring Men | NORM]] (National Organization of Restoring Men) by English physician Dr. John Warren. The original aim was to provide information about non-surgical male [[foreskin restoration]]. The organization quickly expanded its mission to provide information about all aspects of health related to the foreskin, penis, and human genitals.<ref name="about">
{{cite web
|url=http://www.norm-uk.org/about_norm_uk.html
|title=How did NORM-UK come about?
|publisher=NORM-UK
|accessdate=2008-02-05
|last=Warren
|first=John
}}
</ref>
NORM-UK, which is not an [[acronym]], is independent of any other organization and regulated by the [[Charity Commission]] for [[England and Wales]]. It is registered with charity number 1072831 and with the stated objective ''"To advance the education of the public in all matters relating to circumcision and other forms of surgical alteration of the genitals including alternative treatments and offering information and advice on such matters."''
<ref>
{{cite web
| url=http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/showcharity.asp?remchar=&chyno=1072831
| title=Extract from the Central Register of Charities maintained by the Charity Commission for England and Wales
| publisher=Charity Commission
| accessdate=2008-02-05
}}
</ref>
Female circumcision, or female genital mutilation, which is illegal to perform on women in the United Kingdom, is also a concern of NORM-UK.<ref name="about"/>
==Publications==
NORM-UK publishes a quarterly journal, ''NORM NEWS: The Journal of NORM-UK''. The charity also publish a number of pamphlets including ''Are You Missing Something?'', ''Care of the Intact Infant Penis'', ''Phimosis'', ''Foreskin Tightness'', and ''Alternatives to Circumcision''. NORM-UK's Dr. Peter Ball also produced the video and DVD ''Restoration in Focus''.
==Affiliations==
NORM-UK co-operates with many other [[non-profit]] organizations and is currently a member of the Alliance for Transforming the Lives of Children and the International Coalition for Genital Integrity. The charity's website is certified by [[Health On the Net Foundation]] (HON), a Swiss-based [[NGO]].
==Office and personnel==
The organization's office is located in [[Stone, Staffordshire]], [[United Kingdom]]. David Smith serves as general manager and is the charity's only paid employee.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,3605,1601712,00.html
|title=Sore point
|publisher=[[The Guardian]]
|date=2005-10-29
|accessdate=2008-02-05
|last=Johnson
|first=Richard
}}
</ref> There are also a number of volunteers who work in the office and remotely. The board of trustees includes: Dr, John Warren MB, DCH, FRCP (Chairman); Dr. Peter Ball MB,B Chir (Vice Chairman); John Stevens (Treasurer); Iris Fudge (Women's Group Coordinator); and John Dalton Bsc, Msc (Lead Researcher and Archivist).
==Patrons==
[[Film]] and [[TV]] star [[Alan Cumming]],<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.norm-uk.org/news.html?action=showitem&item=1229
|title=Film Star Wants the Foreskin to be with you
|publisher=NORM-UK
|date=2007-06-11
|accessdate=2008-02-05
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article2761868.ece
|title=Cutting comments: the foreskin debate
|publisher=[[The Times]]
|date=2007-11-04
|accessdate=2008-02-05
|last=Mills
|first=Simon
}}
</ref> and [[Art critic]] and [[writer]] [[Brian Sewell]]
<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/the-cruellest-cut-of-all-547855.html
|title=The cruellest cut of all
|publisher=[[The Independent]]
|date=2004-09-28
|accessdate=2008-02-05
|author=Jerome Burne
}}
</ref> are both [[patron]]s of NORM-UK.
==Footnotes==
<references/>
==References==
*{{cite book |author=Milos, Marilyn Fayre; Denniston, George C.; Hodges, Frederick Mansfield |title=Male and female circumcision: medical, legal, and ethical considerations in pediatric practice |publisher=Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers |location=New York |year=1999 |isbn=0-306-46131-5}}
==External links==
* [http://www.norm-uk.org NORM-UK]
* [http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk Charity Commission]
* [http://www.atlc.org Alliance for Transforming the Lives of Children]
* [http://www.icgi.org International Coalition for Genital Integrity]
* [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2003/20030031.htm Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003]
[[Category:Health charities in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:1994 establishments]]