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Defending Democracy Taskforce: Civil Society

Asked by Anneliese DoddsLabour (Co-op)Home OfficeTabled Answered 3 June 2025UIN 53976

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions the Defending Democracy Taskforce has had with civil society organisations.

Answered by Dan Jarvis

The Defending Democracy Taskforce is driving forward a whole of Government response to the full range of threats to our democracy.

Meetings of the Taskforce are complemented by private engagement with partners outside central Government and Parliament, including civil society organisations such as the Jo Cox foundation, on subjects relevant to the work of the Taskforce.

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