Anti-Muslim Hostility
2026-07-14 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · HL2157 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the new definition of anti-Muslim hostility is intended to define unlawful conduct, or whether it also covers non-criminal conduct; and if the latter, what safeguards exist to prevent non-criminal speech being treat
Answer
The Government has not adopted the All Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims Definition of Islamophobia, and has not issued guidance to organisations who have. On the 9 March, the Government adopted a non-statutory definition of anti-Muslim hostili...