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To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of religious confession as a regulated activity for the purposes of the mandatory reporting duty for child abuse.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of religious confession as a regulated activity for the purposes of the mandatory reporting duty for child abuse.
This government remains firmly committed to tackling all forms of child sexual abuse. The new mandatory reporting duty we are working to implement will be a vital step in safeguarding children more effectively across a range of institutions and settings.
The duty will apply to those working or volunteering with children in faith settings, and there will be no exceptions based on religious practices.
Ministers and officials from the Home Office have had discussions on mandatory reporting with representatives of various Church denominations over recent months as this new duty progressed through the Crime and Policing Act. We will continue to engage across government and with stakeholders to help manage the implementation of the new duty to ensure readiness and compliance for when the duty comes into effect in 2027.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what her policy is on restrictions on organised Jewish prayer at Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what her policy is on restrictions on organised Jewish prayer at Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of restrictions on organised Jewish prayer at Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount on freedom of religion or belief.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of restrictions on organised Jewish prayer at Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount on freedom of religion or belief.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the governments of Israel and Jordan concerning restrictions on organised Jewish prayer at Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the governments of Israel and Jordan concerning restrictions on organised Jewish prayer at Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026, to question 12530 titled Diets: Religious Practice, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the current guidance on protecting patients’ religious or philosophical dietary preferences.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026, to question 12530 titled Diets: Religious Practice, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the current guidance on protecting patients’ religious or philosophical dietary preferences.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will introduce guidance or requirements to ensure that patients’ religious or philosophical dietary preferences, including vegetarian and vegan diets, are prominently flagged in medical records to ensure equitable treatment of vulnerable individuals in health and care settings.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will introduce guidance or requirements to ensure that patients’ religious or philosophical dietary preferences, including vegetarian and vegan diets, are prominently flagged in medical records to ensure equitable treatment of vulnerable individuals in health and care settings.
There is no intention to introduce guidance or requirements in addition to the existing Regulation 14 of The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014, or the Care Quality Commission guidance.
The regulation requires care providers to ensure the nutritional needs of service users are met, which includes meeting any reasonable requirements arising from the service user’s preferences or their religious or cultural background.
The guidance states that people's religious and cultural needs must be identified in their nutrition and hydration assessment, and that when a person has specific dietary requirements relating to moral or ethical beliefs, these must be fully considered and met.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken in response to the recommendation in the Children’s Rights Alliance for England and National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children report You feel like you’re nothing, published in 2006, that the Government work with religious communities to defer ritual...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken in response to the recommendation in the Children’s Rights Alliance for England and National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children report You feel like you’re nothing, published in 2006, that the Government work with religious communities to defer ritual...
The Department is in the process of providing a response to the Mohamed Abdisamad: Prevention of Future Deaths report. The Department will respond by the extended deadline and meet with external groups if necessary.
No assessment has been made regarding doctors who have been struck off the medical register for dangerous circumcisions, nor the case of Zuber Bux. No safeguarding assessment has been made regarding the rite of metzitzah b’peh.
The Children’s Rights Alliance and National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children report, You feel like you’re nothing, was published in 2006 under a previous administration and there are no current plans to implement the recommendation highlighted regarding working with religious communities to defer ritual male circumcision so that the informed consent of the child can be sought.
The Government would encourage anyone seeking non-therapeutic male circumcision (NMTC) services for themselves, or for someone else, to use the services of a regulated healthcare professional. If an NMTC procedure is carried out by a regulated healthcare professional, they are subject to regulatory oversight by the relevant regulators such as the General Medical Council or the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Even if a healthcare professional is acting in a religious or spiritual role, they cannot ‘opt out’ of their core duties and responsibilities and therefore any registered healthcare professional wishing to carry out NTMC must be registered with the Care Quality Commission to carry out the regulated activity of surgical procedures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the application of data protection law to the collection and retention of personal data in connection with infant baptisms and other religious rites; and whether she plans to review...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the application of data protection law to the collection and retention of personal data in connection with infant baptisms and other religious rites; and whether she plans to review...
Under the UK’s data protection legislation, religious organisations have obligations to process personal data lawfully, fairly and transparently. Personal data should also be kept secure, its accuracy should be maintained where appropriate, and it should not be processed for longer than is necessary.
The legislation is monitored and enforced independently of government by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which has published guidance for organisations on complying with the legislation in respect of children's data, including the circumstances where it would be appropriate to seek parental consent to the intended processing: Children and the UK GDPR | ICO.
The government has no plans to carry out an assessment of whether and how religious organisations collect and retain personal data relating to infant baptisms and other rites, but anyone who has concerns about the handling of their personal data can raise the matter with the ICO via https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review HM Passport Office's policy on considering urgent government business or compassionate reasons to include (a) scattering of ashes and (b) ritual and prayer ceremonies.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review HM Passport Office's policy on considering urgent government business or compassionate reasons to include (a) scattering of ashes and (b) ritual and prayer ceremonies.
HM Passport Office policy already allows applications to be considered under compassionate grounds where there is a time-critical requirement arising from religious observance following a death. This includes the scattering of ashes or ritual and prayer ceremonies within a prescribed period.
To ensure staff apply the policy consistently, HM Passport Office is updating its internal guidance to state explicitly that these types of cases may meet the criteria for urgent consideration. Where travel for these purposes is planned but not subject to such time-sensitive requirements, standard processing times will apply.
Motion that this House has considered the provision of religious crematoria. Agreed to on question.
Motion that this House has considered the provision of religious crematoria. Agreed to on question.
I beg to move,
That this House has considered the provision of religious crematoria.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Murrison. I am grateful to have secured this important debate on the provision of religious crematoriums and the access issues faced by faith communities across our country.
At its...
I beg to move,
That this House has considered the provision of religious crematoria.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Murrison. I am grateful to have secured this important debate on the provision of religious crematoriums and the access issues faced by faith communities across our country.
At its...
I commend the hon. Lady for securing this debate. As she knows, I chair the all-party parliamentary group for international freedom of religion or belief. We speak out for those of Christian faith, of other faiths and of no faith, because we believe that everyone should be treated equally. Does...
I commend the hon. Lady for securing this debate. As she knows, I chair the all-party parliamentary group for international freedom of religion or belief. We speak out for those of Christian faith, of other faiths and of no faith, because we believe that everyone should be treated equally. Does...
I completely agree with that principle, but our systems are not always designed with it in mind. Delays in death certification, the coronial process and registration services frequently mean that families are unable to bury their loved ones within the required timescale. Some local authorities have taken steps to improve...
I completely agree with that principle, but our systems are not always designed with it in mind. Delays in death certification, the coronial process and registration services frequently mean that families are unable to bury their loved ones within the required timescale. Some local authorities have taken steps to improve...
It is a pleasure, as ever, to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I thank the hon. Member for Mid Dunbartonshire (Susan Murray) for securing today’s important debate. It was so good to hear her speak of the importance of the diversity of faiths in our country. As she says,...
It is a pleasure, as ever, to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I thank the hon. Member for Mid Dunbartonshire (Susan Murray) for securing today’s important debate. It was so good to hear her speak of the importance of the diversity of faiths in our country. As she says,...
To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, how many rites of deliverances have been carried under Church of England deliverance ministry guidance in each of the last 10 years; and how many of these were children.
To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, how many rites of deliverances have been carried under Church of England deliverance ministry guidance in each of the last 10 years; and how many of these were children.
This is not a matter for the National Church Institutions and no data or records on numbers or type of deliverance ministry cases are held centrally.
The House of Bishops determines Guidelines for Deliverance Ministry and oversees resources and training for this ministry, but how deliverance ministry teams operate within dioceses is the responsibility of each individual diocesan bishop.
The Church of England has published the following information on its website about best practice in this area, regarding safeguarding, which includes children, vulnerable adults or where an individual is thought to be suffering from a mental disorder.
https://www.churchofengland.org/safeguarding/safeguarding-e-manual/safeguarding-children-young-people-and-vulnerable-adults/section-41-deliverance-ministry
Motion lapsed and Question proposed, that this House do now adjourn. Agreed to on question.
Motion lapsed and Question proposed, that this House do now adjourn. Agreed to on question.
I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to address an issue that continues to cause deep pain and disruption to our communities across Birmingham and the west midlands, and to speak about an under-appreciated service that we will all turn to at some point in our life. The amount of...
I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to address an issue that continues to cause deep pain and disruption to our communities across Birmingham and the west midlands, and to speak about an under-appreciated service that we will all turn to at some point in our life. The amount of...
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I spoke to the hon. Member for Birmingham Perry Barr (Ayoub Khan) before the debate, Madam Deputy Speaker; he and I were in a debate in Westminster Hall just this afternoon. Coroner services, whether it be in the west midlands or anywhere else in the United Kingdom, are an issue....
I spoke to the hon. Member for Birmingham Perry Barr (Ayoub Khan) before the debate, Madam Deputy Speaker; he and I were in a debate in Westminster Hall just this afternoon. Coroner services, whether it be in the west midlands or anywhere else in the United Kingdom, are an issue....