Written question asked by John Hayes (Conservative) on Wednesday, 18 March 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 March 2026. It was answered by Sarah Sackman (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 March 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.
Legal Systems: Islam
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, the number of (a) Sharia councils and (b) people associated with roles on Sharia councils have been convicted of offences under the Equality Act 2010 in the last ten years.
- Answer
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Sharia Councils are not part of the judicial system; therefore, the Ministry of Justice does not hold data on the number of sharia councils in operation, and there is no plan to produce such data at this time.
The Ministry of Justice publishes convictions data on a wide range of offences including offences under the Equality Act 2010 in England and Wales in the Outcomes by Offences data tool. This can be downloaded at the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page: Criminal justice statistics quarterly - GOV.UK.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 121693
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Convictions Islam Legal systems
- Legislation
- Equality Act 2010
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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- 2026-03-24 16:55:54 +0000
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