Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Commission for Countering Extremism report entitled Hateful extremism and the law, published 2 July 2021, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of implementing that report's recommendations on amending the wording and application of a Public Space Protection Order under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.

The Government has carefully considered the recommendations from the previous Commissioner for Countering Extremism, and they have made a significant contribution to the Government’s thinking on the issue of tackling extremism.

The Commission has played and continues to play a key role in the Government’s approach to counter-extremism by providing expert advice and scrutiny in this space.