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Legal Systems: Islam

Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 14 July 2025UIN 63613

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will commission research on the operation of shariah courts in England.

Answered by Alex Norris

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 50309 on 14 May 2025. Sharia Courts are not part of the judicial system in England and Wales.

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