Dec. 17 2007
Source Page: "Face-to-face and side-by-side": a framework for inter faith dialogue and social action. Consultation paper. 34 p.Found: "Face-to-face and side-by-side": a framework for inter faith dialogue and social action.
Jan. 12 2024
Source Page: Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 from faith based representation: FOI releaseFound: Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 from faith based representation: FOI release
Asked by: Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to facilitate engagement and meetings between faith communities and the Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion and Belief.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) is one of the UK's longstanding human rights priorities. I and the Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief, Fiona Bruce MP, regularly meets with members of different faith communities to discuss freedom of religion or belief around the world. She also attends each meeting of the UK FoRB Forum, which brings together around 80 civil society groups working on the issue. Over the last year, she has hosted a series of round table meetings focussing on different countries of concern, at which various faith groups have been well represented.
Mar. 11 2024
Source Page: Government commits more funding to protect UK MuslimsFound: The funding announced today (11 March) will be used to protect mosques, Muslim faith schools and other
Mar. 25 2024
Source Page: The Khan Review: Threats to Social Cohesion and Democratic ResilienceFound: The Khan Review: Threats to Social Cohesion and Democratic Resilience
Asked by: Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help provide reassurances to Sikhs on their (a) safety and (b) security in the context of recent steps taken by the Indian Government.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
Hatred towards Sikhs is completely abhorrent and has no place in our society. No one should ever be a victim of hatred because of their race or religion and the Government continues to work with police and community partners to monitor and combat it.
More broadly, we continue to look at tackling all forms of religious hatred. The department is currently seeking the views and perspectives of domestic and international experts in this field to explore how religious hatred is experienced by British communities today. This work will include anti-Sikh hatred
In 2023/24, the Home Office is providing up to £50.9 million to protect faith communities. This includes £18 million through the Jewish Community Protective Security Grant, £29.4 million through the new Protective Security for Mosques scheme and a scheme for Muslim faith schools, and £3.5 million for the places of worship of other (non-Muslim and non-Jewish) faiths.
The Places of Worship Protective Security Funding (PoW) Scheme provides physical protective security measures, such as CCTV, intruder alarms and secure perimeter fencing to places of worship and associated faith community centres of all other (non-Muslim and non-Jewish) faiths that are particularly vulnerable to religiously or racially motivated hate crime in England and Wales.
Jul. 21 2008
Source Page: Preventing violent extremism: next steps for communities. 52 p.Found: We work closely with British Muslimcommunities, and wider society, to build capacity to resist and challenge
Found: The Group will discuss and consider how to promote freedom of religion or belief for any and all.
Found: Easter, Christian culture and heritage
Feb. 21 2012
Source Page: Creating the conditions for integration. 28 p.Found: the valuable role of faith in public life, and will tackle cultural isolation and segregation.