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 recommendation on establishing a coordinated and clear role for the police to act in cases of hateful extremism.

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.