Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the letter sent on behalf of the Permanent Secretary, Sir Matthew Rycroft, reference TRO/0589899/23, dated 29 June 2023, what the basis is for the statement in that letter that the Commission for Countering Extremism's Charter is not applicable to the current Commissioner; and if she will make a statement.

An update was made to the Commission for Countering Extremism’s GOV.UK website, inserting a note regarding the Commission’s Charter, on 8 November 2021.

The note reads “the terms of this charter and priorities were applicable during Sara Khan’s term as Commissioner (January 2018 to March 2021). This will be updated in due course.”

The update can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/charter-for-the-commission-for-countering-extremism