Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which UK Sikh organisations her Department consulted in the development of its policy paper Action against hate: the UK Government's plan for tackling hate crime, published in July 2016.

When developing the Hate Crime Action Plan (Action Against Hate) the Government consulted with a range of stakeholders and community groups. This included the Independent Advisory Group on Hate Crime, a number of Police Independent Advisory Groups and a meeting of community stakeholders hosted by Greater Manchester Police on behalf of the Home Office.

The Government welcomes engagement with all faith representatives including the Sikh Community in taking forward the Hate Crime Action Plan. Lord Bourne recently hosted a Roundtable on 12 September to engage with representatives from the Sikh Community.