Government Departments: Public Consultation
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the answer of 19 March 2026, to Question HL15092, on Government departments: Public Consultation, how her Department uses these principles, and whether it gives weight to written consultation responses from organisations which are deemed extremist.
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle
As announced in the Protecting What Matters publication on 9 March 2026, we are currently updating and embedding the 2024 engagement principles which will assist public bodies to not confer legitimacy, funding or influence on extremist groups.
It is up to each department to carry out due diligence when choosing to engage with any organisation or individual and, if asked, we will advise and share information to help others inform their decisions
We will also publish an annual ‘State of Extremism’ report which will arm frontline, public sector workers with the information they need to identify and confront extremism in the UK.
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