Legal Systems: Islam

(asked on 6th May 2025) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to ban Sharia courts.


Answered by
Sarah Sackman Portrait
Sarah Sackman
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
This question was answered on 14th May 2025

The Government has no plans to regulate or restrict religious processes (such as sharia courts) where all parties consent to those processes. This is consistent with Britain’s long history of freedom of worship and religious tolerance.

Sharia Courts are not part of the judicial system in England and Wales.

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